The word of God is a refining fire. Jesus is the great divide in human history. He invites our undivided attention and devotion. Today, in the assembly, we are surrounded by “so great a cloud of witnesses.” In the word and in the holy communion we are invited yet again to look to Jesus, “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.”
Readings
- Jeremiah 23:23-29
God’s word is like fire, like a hammer that breaks rocks
- Hebrews 11:29–12:2
The faith of the Hebrew people, a great cloud of witnesses
- Luke 12:49-56
Jesus brings fire on earth and has a baptism with which to be baptized