Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, September 26th, 2021

 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, September 26th, 2021

When I was young, on the one hand it seemed that most people made a point to go to church on a weekly basis.  But at the same time it was assumed that it was the job of the priest or minister to do the work of the church.  In other words, while most people made a point to go to church . . . . which is a good things, yes! . . .   the people that went to church limited their participation in "church" to simply sit in the pew, listen to the sermon, and put a dollar in the collection plate.  But that was pretty much it.  These same people sat back and expected the work of evangelization to be done by priests, ministers, clergy, etc. In other words, they expected the "work of the Lord" to be done by someone who wore a "clerical collar."   And yet we read in St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians:  "I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called . . . ." (Ephesians 4:1)   St. Paul reminds us that we are each called to a vocation as followers of Christ.  St. Paul reminds us that we are called to walk worthily of the vocation that God has put before us.  Therefore, it is the job of all Christians to do the work of the Church . . . not just priests, .   .. . not simply the bishops,  . . . .  not simply the clergy . . .  . or the ministers, . . . .  No, we are all called to do the work of Our Lord and Saviour.  God Himself is calling us.  He's calling you.  He's calling me.  He's calling all of us to "walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called."  We should remind ourselves of this fact each and every day.  As I like to say, it is so easy to get all caught up in the "busy-ness" of daily living that we forget who we are.  We forget who we are called to be.  We forget Who called us.  We forget our vocation as sons and daughters of the Most High!   Let us never forget who we are and never let us forget Who has called us.

St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.