Dear brothers and sisters in Christ —

It is truly a blessing that we get to come together in worship to receive the wonderful gifts of God. We receive forgiveness, salvation, and life everlasting through Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection. As we move into November the leaves finish turning color and we move into the season of thanksgiving. As God’s beloved children we truly have so much to be thankful for during this time. As the Psalmist writes;

¹ Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
² Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
³ and gathered in from the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north
and from the south. (Psalm 107: 1-3)

As redeemed children of God, we remember in this season that all we give thanks for is through Him who has saved us from our sins.  All our blessings are through Him and what wonderful news this is.

Something more that is coming up here at Our Redeemer is the anniversary of the Reformation. We give thanks for that day when Martin Luther brought to attention the grievances of the Church in his fervor for the Gospel. It is because of his work that we were brought together at Our Redeemer and that our church is a place where we hear the Gospel loud and true. It is important to remember that all of our thanks for the blessings and for the reformation should ultimately point us to Jesus. May we be thankful together as we move through the coming month.

Blessings in Christ,
Vicar Garrett