Earthly Road, Heavenly Walk

Readings:

Psalm 114 Deuteronomy 4:9-14 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Luke 14:25-35

Sermon:

“And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, if any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.” Luke 14:25-30

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.

It is a high cost… it is a heavy price and a deep burden…

Having seen the signs and the wonders performed in the miracles of the Lord the people, they followed Christ, longing to touch a corner of his robe or to have his eyes look upon them and see them. Many of them lost and confused, hurt and afflicted, suffering amidst pain and sorrow, the searched for a sense of purpose and meaning in their lives.

Then would come this rabbi, this son of a carpenter from Galilee, born of meager estate in Bethlehem. They would watch as he would heal the sick, as he would feed the masses with nothing more than a few loaves of bread and some fish, as he raised the dead as they laid waiting to be taken to their grave, the tears of sorrow filling the eyes of those who loved them. Never had they seen anything quite like this before, never had their eyes beheld such wondrous things as this young man did. Nor could perhaps understand why he, despite the miracles he performed, would not seek honor and glory for himself.

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