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Complicated Saints
I’m in the process of writing a sermon this morning titled “Complicated Saints” and I wanted to take some time here to try and get my thoughts straight on the topic.
A little bit of background. I am a pastor of a Lutheran church, I write sermons nearly every week, and this coming Sunday is a feast day, an annual celebration known as “All Saints Sunday.” Technically All Saints Day is tomorrow, November 1st, but we often move it to the following Sunday because otherwise it’s likely that nobody would show up since most people are not in the habit of going to church during the week.
Part of the All Saints Sunday worship service is a remembrance of all the people who have died in the last year, as well as any of the people who have died in previous years that happen to be on our minds and our hearts at this time. We take time to say each name and we ring a bell after each name is read. It’s a solemn, powerful, and holy moment. This is an interesting year for me because my Dad died on the first of January this year, and so his name will be one of the names that we say during the service.