Posted on 11/01/2012 8:58:12 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
Tomorrow we have our choice -- we can go with Reformation Sunday or All Saints Day. We can sing "For All the Saints" or "A Mighty Fortress is Our God." Being that I pastor neither a Lutheran nor a Presbyterian Church, and thus my connections as a Disciple to the Reformation of the 16th century are more derivative than direct, and perhaps because my sermon tomorrow has to do with the Worship of God, we'll take the All Saints Day route. But, instead of For All the Saints, we'll be singing Holy, Holy, Holy.
But, it would be appropriate to note that it was on October 31, 1517, that Martin Luther launched the Reformation of the 16th century by publishing his "95 Theses," inviting a debate on matters of reform within the Catholic Church, with special attention given to indulgences and purgatory. It's only later that he is evicted from that church and helps found a new community of faith.
One principal of the Reformation that would be appropriate to remember today is the one that goes by the tune of "Reformata et Semper Reformanda" -- "Reformed and Always Reforming." And such should be our motto, especially the latter part of the statement -- for we should always be seeking to reform our practice of the faith, as we listen for the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Reformers understood well that reform was an ongoing effort and not once for all!
yep, I am, but I am still a very imperfect one. I keep waiting for God to make me into a new woman but I still feel like a resentful old one. I think differently though, like that it is not right to be selfish, that it is right to live a sacrificial life which makes me a weirdo in today’s world. How about you Fiji
I sure would attend a divorce party. I spend most of my time trying to get people not to do it.
I mean I would NOT attend a divorce party. I think divorce is a sin. I spend most of my time trying to get people to see it will NOT solve their problems.
I feel the same way, which makes me seem like a weirdo in my "deep blue" community as well as my professional field.
what field? I know that psychologists and social workers in particular think they have to be liberal.
As far as I know, the earliest version of "When the Saints Go Marching In" was recorded by Blind Willie Davis, a country blues guitarist, in 1928. You can listen to a good recording of it here. The hymn was part of the repertoire of the Old Fashioned Revival Hour Chorus Choir, of which my mother was a member.
So do public librarians. Librarianship is a field that ought to appeal to conservatives, who by nature want to preserve our cultural heritage and pass it on to future generations, but finding fellow conservative librarians seems to be about as hard as finding green chile burritos in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Thank you! Good links!
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