One thing is clear - our focus is not about...
Your position in society, low or high.
The money you make or don't.
The accomplishments you've made or not.
Your past good or bad.
It's about grace, it's about faith, and it's about the God who became human for us as Jesus.
God, who is all good, made all things - things we can see and things we can't.
But we don't experience things as they should be. We suffer from abuse, violence, war, hunger, fear, injustice, oppression, and finally death.
God's creation is broken by sin. A power that has damaged us, our relationship with God, our relationship with each other, and our relationship with all creation.
But God loved the world - us and creation - in this way: that in spite of the evil we commit against each other and despite the damage we have done to his creation, God became life for us as the person of Jesus Christ.
Jesus wasn't just a teacher, or a prophet, or a spiritual guide. Jesus was, and is, our one God who became fully human, lived on earth, taught, and finally died on the cross to free us from the powers of sin and death to raise from the dead on the third day in victory over these forces that would destroy life.
2000 years ago in our human timeline God did something radical and unique. God became human for us - and that is why Jesus is at the center of all we do.
So now Jesus, God made human to save us from sin and death, has called us to be his disciples and follow him. He has called us to proclaim his victory and to live our lives in his light and truth.
We can have the most beautiful worship in the world,
We can have the most up to date facility,
We can do our liturgy with perfection,
We can know many facts and have accomplished much,
But if we're not focused on Jesus as our Lord and his message of salvation then we've missed the point.
If you want to become a disciple of Jesus today or to renew your faith then join us for worship, be Baptized if not already, and take your place in the Church as we go into the world with God's message of life for all people.
