Sermon for the Wednesday of Ad Te Levavi, 202

Have you not been a little like Zacharias at times? And shouldn’t you know better? You are a Christian, after all, instructed in the faith; the Lord even sends a messenger to come and talk to you in His House. And yet, there you are, still having trouble believing what the Lord tells you. He tells you that He is your good and loving Father, who will take care of you in all your needs. And yet, you don’t trust God as you ought. You think He’s holding out on you; that you will have to take matters into your own hands. God tells you the right way to walk in, the way that is best: the way of faith and devotion to God’s Word; the way of loving and serving your neighbor. And yet, you walk your own way, down the paths that God has warned you are wrong turns. God tells you that your life, your true life, is found in Christ Jesus: in His life, death, and resurrection, and in His coming again. And yet you find that message boring or not worth your full attention. How like Zacharias you really are! You should know better, yet you are likewise slow to believe. Repent. 

Thanks be to God that He is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, and that, despite your unfaithfulness, He remains faithful. 

Readings:

• Old Testament: Proverbs 8:22-31

• Epistle: Colossians 1:11-23

• Holy Gospel: Luke 1:1-25

  
  

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