dementia and the memories and love that endure
Image: Incredulity of St Thomas by Rembrandt
You probably didn't know, but Synod-wide worship sermons occur four times a year. These are pre-recorded sermons for use by congregations to worship together and reflect on a shared theme across the territory of the synod. It also allows worship leaders time to rest following holidays and large synod events. The four Sundays a year that are planned for synod worship are, the Sundays following:
- Christmas
- Easter
- Synod Assembly
- the Fall Gathering
This Second Sunday of Easter, Bishop Amy Current preaches about the same Doubting Thomas story we hear in worship. She tells a powerful story involving the old favorite hymn, "I Love to Tell the Story," and her mother's dementia and the memories and love that endure. I encourage you to check it out, in either its written or video form.
Thanks be to God.
Pastor Clark Olson-Smith
Doubting Thomas by Albrecht Dürer