Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

Some words you do not soon forget. The first time your future spouse says I love you. Or when they spoke their wedding vow to you. The first word your child utters. A cutting remark that really hurt. A word of encouragement when you needed it most. Abram received such a word from God, that he would have a son. So today we heard God repeat His promise to Abram; He had not forgotten. We heard another such word today, a word not soon forgotten, spoken to Peter. When Jesus said to him, Get behind me, Satan! But as with Peter, there are other words for us, too. That God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ dies for us.