Zion Lutheran Church Harrisburg

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Dear Members & Friends of Zion,

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Christmas songs and decorations are already here, even before expressing our gratitude to God at Thanksgiving. Within the church, we are invited to slow down. On the 1st Sunday in Advent (11/30), we begin prayerful preparations to celebrate the Lord’s birth and to look for Christ’s return. There are many tasks and emotions surrounding us at this time of year. God speaks a powerful word of comfort to us when life feels overwhelming. May the Scripture verse and reflections below draw us closer to our Savior, the Good Shepherd, who cares for us.

In the hope, peace, joy, and love of Christ,
Pastor Karin

[The Lords said,] “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” - 2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV

Let us announce the coming of our Savior with joy! He lies in a manger but he holds the world in his hands; … he is wrapped in swaddling clothes but he clothes us with immortality. He could not find room in the Bethlehem Inn but now makes a temple for himself in the hearts of believers. We should not look down on his human birth but marvel that it occurred. On Christmas strength took on weakness that weakness might become strong.
- Saint Augustine, Sermon 190,3

… when God says, “Power is made perfect in weakness,” we can believe it. When I learn to rely on God’s grace, instead of my own strength, God works in me. I leave matters in God’s hands. I wait upon the Spirit (see Acts 1:4). I trust that God is working out his plan (see Romans 8:28). He is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine…” (Ephesians 3:20). Lord, teach us to know that our weak moments are so often the times when your strength is at work in us. Amen
- Joel Heck, A Grand Miracle: Daily Devotions for Advent - Inspiration from C.S. Lewis

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