July 27, 2025 6th Sunday after Trinity First Reading Exodus 20:1-7 Second Reading Romans 6: 3-11 Gospel Reading Matthew 5: 20-26 Liturgical Color Green
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Stewardship
Matthew 5:23 – “So if you are offering your gift at the altar. . .” Jesus connects our generosity toward God’s Kingdom to our love and forgiveness toward our brethren in the Kingdom. Both grow out of God’s love toward us. We forgive as we have been forgiven, and we give as we have been given to. All our growth in sanctification is growing into our Heavenly Father’s own actions through thankful imitation.
“There is no joy like the joy of welcoming another child into your life. You will marvel anew at how perfectly formed your little one is and over how quickly you will fall head over heels in love with him. You will be enchanted with every tiny aspect of her appearance. The color of her hair, the shape of her nose, and the winsomeness of her smile will occasion endless happy debates about from which side of the family (yours, of course) she got that adorable trait.” Steve Mosher, Population Research Institute, author of “Ten Great Reasons to Have Another Child” - A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life www.lutheransforlife.org
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