his promises shall never be unmade...
though we wait, we do not wait in vain. The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark! Why are you here today? Have you even stopped to give the question much thought? … Well then, why are you here?!? You might be tempted to some sort of humility ; to say that you’re here because, by now, it’s just habit. You might think that your parents raised you to be a good lutheran, so that is just what you do, you get ready on a Sunday morning and you show up to church. You might think, the only reason you’re here is because your spouse insists it’s important. Or, you perhaps you admit you’d rather not be here, that you’re only here because your parents made you come. Maybe the only reason you’re here is because those little delinquents of your’s, could use a little religion for once. Or maybe you have other motives. Maybe you’re here because you’re lonely this morning, and having coffee with some old friends on a Sunday morning sounded like the nicest thing in t...