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Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Prayer: Lord, may the words of my lips and the meditations of all our hearts dwell on the gift of life, prosperity and blessings you have set before us. Amen. Intro: It’s Love the Earth Sunday: Have you made a valentine to that favorite shade tree of yours yet? What about that that favorite trail of yours? No? Well, me either. It isn’t too late, though, I suppose. It is no accident that Love the Earth Sunday is on Valentine’s Day weekend. Interfaith Power and Life, along with local partners, such as Earth Ministry, have coordinated a national Valentine’s Day celebration for the Earth this weekend. On this Valentine’s Day celebration, congregations across North America are reflecting on loving their fellow creation, the Earth. The goal of Love the Earth Sunday is to get discussion of the climate into pews this, and I have gotten the impression that this goal is being achieved swimmingly. It is worth noting, though, that bringing concerns for the e

like a bright chandelier Matthew 5:13-20 Prayer: May the words of my lips and the mediations of all our hearts be called great in your kingdom. Intro: It has been a little over a year since I found out I was going to do my internship in Seattle at St. John United with all you. Given this occasion, I want to tell you a little about the experience of getting assigned an internship location. We have all spoken about St. John United losing ELCA funding to help pay for the internship. St. John United receives ELCA funding because you are a “horizon internship site.” Horizon internship sites are specific locations that have a dynamic ministry, and therefore the ELCA helps fund these sites so future pastors can learn at these locations. Now, this might sound silly, but there is a lot of competition for these horizon internship sites. You would think future pastors wouldn’t get so caught up in all that, but honestly reading about these sites and their wonderful ministries, many of