Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr, December 26th, 2021

 Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr, December 26th, 2021

"STEPHEN, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, . . . . . ." (Acts 7:55)

In the Seventh Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, we hear the telling of when St. Stephen was martyred for the faith.  Prior to his martyrdom we read what St. Stephen saw.  He saw "the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God" (v.55)  What a wonderful image to behold.  I would dare say that we could each have this image if we simply put the effort into looking.  Our problem is that we do not take the time to look . . .  we do not take the time to see . . . . This is because we keep ourselves busy looking for everything else that we want . . . that we need . . .  that we desire . . .  We spend our time looking for things of the world, for worldly possessions, instead of fixing our eyes upon heavenly things.  Have you ever had the experience of looking for something and could not find it?  And you looked and looked and looked for the object.  And then suddenly you see it and the object you were looking for was right there all along, right where you were looking but you didn't see it.  God is all around us but we simply have to look for Him.  We have to make a point of looking for Him.  During this Christmas season, let us be like St. Stephen and look stedfastly into heaven so that we will see Heavenly things instead of constantly looking towards the world and only seeing worldy things!

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.