Lectionary blog: A message of hope and promise
In the midst of distress, can God be trusted to still care about us?
Weekly reflections and insights grounded in the lectionary to support preaching and study.
In the midst of distress, can God be trusted to still care about us?
We strive to let go of everything but the love and grace of God.
On All Saints Day, we trust in God and smile through our tears.
It is a radical repentance, one that leads to new life in Christ.
God cares about what God has saved, and God loves it all.
We don’t like to be told there can be a problem with wealth.
Our mission is clear but feels like “Mission Impossible.”
What are we to make of such language in the Gospel of John?
Scripture calls us to have the faith to share what we have.
You have attempted to access a feature of this website that is only available to members of livinglutheran.org.
A free membership gives you a customized dashboard for curated content based on your interest, the ability to like and save articles, an optional subscription to a weekly email digest “LL Stories”, and more.
Already have an account? log in
If you are a subscriber to the LL Stories email digest from before the introduction of the new website in December 2025, your account is intact, but your password will need to be reset unless you have a login for another ELCA website.
If you have a login for another ELCA website like community.elca.org, directory.elca.org or others you can use the password associated with that login.