Happy Second Sunday after Trinity!
The AOC Sunday Report can be downloaded RIGHT HERE!
We have super sermons from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as Revs Jack and Bryan. They are all really really good today, I beg you to read them. Rev Jack brings the Propers together today. His sermon can be viewed on video HERE -> https://youtu.be/vrjxLCrJyiE
In the Collect, we acknowledge God will help and lead us, but only if we will look to Him for that help and leadership. The key being here we have to look to Him for said help and leadership. The spiritually blind (us) cannot lead the blind (also us). The Epistle is a great illustration of why we need guidance from the Holy Ghost all the time. The world is not a nice place and at times it gets depressing to be in. John says we should not be surprised that the world hates us. The Gospel focuses on prioritization. It calls us to put the things that are really important in the list of things to do above the things that are not really important. It all comes together. Having trouble visualizing that? Read or listen to Rev Jack’s sermon.
There are a lot of people who would like your prayer. Please start with Bryan whose surgery is later in the month and with Shamu who just got out of the hospital again, and Tricia and Laurie. Work out from there.
Fathers Day is a day we celebrate the role of fathers in our lives. It is normally a day of joy and congratulations. But, it is more than that, it is a reminder of what a father’s role should be. A father is to be the spiritual head of the family, a provider of both spiritual and earthly needs, the protector, commander, president, judge and most of all - the leader. To lead, you must be ahead of those you lead. Lead means, follow me; not, head that way. A father must live his life for his family. The role comes with privileges, but the privileges are granted only to those who fulfill the responsibilities. Those responsibilities are awesome, but the rewards incredible. Yet, as a father, I assure you, in the words of Paul, we all fall short. But that does not mean we should give up, but rather we must redouble our efforts.
There is a really an amazing week coming up. If you are having difficulty seeing any good, look to that Third God Guy, the Holy Ghost, for help. He will always be there for you.
Godspeed,
Hap
Church of the Faithful Centurion
Descanso, California
United States of America
