For Sunday the 16th of March, 2025 (Second Sunday in Lent)
As we gather for worship this Sunday we see again clearly the great love of God for sinners. With great emotion Jesus speaks of his longing to shelter and shield even those who have repeatedly rejected him. “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem . . . How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings . . .” (Luke 13:34). In the Old Testament reading we see one of these attempts, but we see also Jesus’ disappointment “. . . and you would not!” (Luke 13:34). These are those who “walk as enemies of the cross of Christ” (Philippians 3:18), who will be left desolate because they rejected the Lord. May the Lord preserve us from such a fate and lead us to desire shelter in him.
