Author: <span>Mary Pat Kleven</span>
2022 Wednesday Lenten Series
March 9, 5:00pm Pr. Tim McDermott
God pursues us with grace St. Ansgar Lutheran
March 16, 5:00pm Pr. Drew Yackel
God gives us a place of honor Urland Lutheran
March 23, 5:00pm Pr. Daniel Nordin
God is with us Cross of Christ Lutheran
March 30, 5:00pm Pr. Cindy Fisher-Broin
God leads us Spring Garden Lutheran
April 6, 5:00pm Pr. Mike Zaske
God is a shepherd who provides First English Lutheran
Happiness is a good thing, right? Well…some research is now showing us that the pursuit of happiness can have a downside. Unlike the words of a popular song several years ago that encouraged us to “be happy, don’t worry” all happiness and no worries is not real life as we all know. When we are always happy, we may not be allowing ourselves to feel anything else and process what is troubling us. Conversely, if we are always sad or worried then we are not allowing happiness and joy into our lives.
So, in this Sunday’s scripture reading (Luke 6: 17-26 we hear Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain in which he teaches us about balance. The sermon contains an equal amount of blessings and an equal amount of woes. And isn’t that what life is about – balance? In your day and in the week to come may you nurture the light and the dark, the happy and the sad, the blessings and the woes to find that balance. Pastor Grace