Jesus healed a deaf mute by taking him aside, touching Him, and speaking a command to ‘be opened’.  He does the same with us.  He gets personal with us.  He touches us, in His Word and sacraments and ‘opens’ us.  He opens us to Himself, and when we are open to Him, we become open to each other, to those around us, to those in need, to the whole world.  And we become vessels through which His love flows.  We are empowered to truly dedicate ourselves to the work of the Lord!     

We gather this Sunday, September 8th, in the presence of our Lord in His Word to be opened!  Our hearts are filled with His undeserved love and forgiveness, so that our eyes are opened as we leave to the opportunities He gives us to speak and do His love in our families and community.  We will have one service Sunday and throughout the year at 10:00 a.m.  This Sunday is traditional worship as we lift our praise using Setting 1 in the Lutheran Service Book.  The Word for Worship will be Isaiah 35:4-7a; James 2:1-10, 14-18; and Mark 7:31-37.  The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated within our worship.  Join your voice with ours as the Spirit opens us to worship our Amazing Lord!  Hope to see you Sunday!!  Love in Jesus,  Pastor Craig