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Centering Prayer

Text Study
Monday, August 8 in the Garden Room and via Zoom for August 14
First Reading: Jeremiah 23:23-29 – God’s word is like fire, like a hammer that breaks rocks
Psalm: Psalm 82 – Arise, O God, and rule the earth. (Ps. 82:8)
Second Reading: Hebrews 11:29—12:22 – The faith of the Hebrew people, a great cloud of witnesses
Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 – Jesus brings fire on earth and has a baptism with which to be baptized

A Labyrinth
Lutherans emphasize God’s saving grace. God comes to us with salvation.
Salvation is God’s work, not ours. It is a gift. There is nothing we can do to earn it. Salvation is about God’s love for us, not a measure of our love for God.