Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Scripture: Ephesians 1.15-19 (Common English Bible)
Since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, this is the reason that I don’t stop giving thanks to God for you when I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation that makes God known to you. I pray that the eyes of your heart will have enough light to see what is the hope of God’s call, what is the richness of God’s glorious inheritance among believers, and what is the overwhelming greatness of God’s power that is working among us believers. This power is conferred by the energy of God’s powerful strength.
Devotion:
Today in the Roman Catholic tradition is a holy day known as All Souls Day. It is a day when traditionally Catholic churches pay respect to all those who have entered the church triumphant, particularly who have entered the church triumphant in the last 365 days. We observe this holy day as protestants as well, but we call it All Saints Day. You see, in the Presbyterian Church, we do not have special saints like St. Francis or Mother Theresa; we believe that all of us who are a part of the family of God are both sinners (capable of making mistakes) and saints (capable of the good work of God in the world). This is evident to me in our passage from Ephesians, when Paul speaks of “the overwhelming greatness of God’s power that is working among us believers.” The overwhelming greatness of God’s power.
As we look back on the saints who have entered the church triumphant both this year and in years past, it’s easy to remember the overwhelming greatness of God’s power. The overwhelming greatness of God’s power has been made evident to us in Sunday School teachers, pastors, preachers, and staff. The overwhelming greatness of God’s power has been made evident to us in beautiful singing voices and musical talent, melodious children’s choirs and people with a knack for bell-ringing. The overwhelming greatness of God’s power has been made evident to us in people who had a skill for understanding how the boiler works, keeping our finances in order, and keeping our building clean. All Saints Day is a time we give thanks to God Almighty for the saints who have come before us and look with hope toward the ways that the overwhelming greatness of God’s power will be made known to us in saints of the future.
Join us on Sunday at 10 for worship and communion. We will name out loud the congregation members who have entered the church triumphant this year, and we will receive flowers in memory of others in our wider community who have entered the church triumphant ahead of us as well. Join us in hope and in faith and in a time for giving thanks together.
Since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, this is the reason that I don’t stop giving thanks to God for you when I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation that makes God known to you. I pray that the eyes of your heart will have enough light to see what is the hope of God’s call, what is the richness of God’s glorious inheritance among believers, and what is the overwhelming greatness of God’s power that is working among us believers. This power is conferred by the energy of God’s powerful strength.
Devotion:
Today in the Roman Catholic tradition is a holy day known as All Souls Day. It is a day when traditionally Catholic churches pay respect to all those who have entered the church triumphant, particularly who have entered the church triumphant in the last 365 days. We observe this holy day as protestants as well, but we call it All Saints Day. You see, in the Presbyterian Church, we do not have special saints like St. Francis or Mother Theresa; we believe that all of us who are a part of the family of God are both sinners (capable of making mistakes) and saints (capable of the good work of God in the world). This is evident to me in our passage from Ephesians, when Paul speaks of “the overwhelming greatness of God’s power that is working among us believers.” The overwhelming greatness of God’s power.
As we look back on the saints who have entered the church triumphant both this year and in years past, it’s easy to remember the overwhelming greatness of God’s power. The overwhelming greatness of God’s power has been made evident to us in Sunday School teachers, pastors, preachers, and staff. The overwhelming greatness of God’s power has been made evident to us in beautiful singing voices and musical talent, melodious children’s choirs and people with a knack for bell-ringing. The overwhelming greatness of God’s power has been made evident to us in people who had a skill for understanding how the boiler works, keeping our finances in order, and keeping our building clean. All Saints Day is a time we give thanks to God Almighty for the saints who have come before us and look with hope toward the ways that the overwhelming greatness of God’s power will be made known to us in saints of the future.
Join us on Sunday at 10 for worship and communion. We will name out loud the congregation members who have entered the church triumphant this year, and we will receive flowers in memory of others in our wider community who have entered the church triumphant ahead of us as well. Join us in hope and in faith and in a time for giving thanks together.