Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, January 29th, 2023

 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, January 29th, 2023

In the Eighth Chapter of St. Matthew, we read the words of true faithfulness.  We read the words of absolute belief.  We read the words of utmost confidence in the Almighty.  For as we read through this Eighth Chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, we hear the story of Our Blessed Saviour meeting the centurion when He entered Capernaum.  The centurion approached Our Lord and asked Him to heal the centurion's servant who was ill.  And when Our Lord stated that He would go and heal the servant we hear the following:   "The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. " (St. Matthew 8:8)  The centurion did not have to see the answer to his request.  The centurion did not have to witness the healing first in order to believe.  He already believed.  He already had faith.  He knew without a shadow of a doubt that what Our Lord promised would come true.  He believed.  So often in life we have good reason not to believe.  People let us down.  Whether they be family, friends or loved ones.  We get discouraged when lying politicians say one thing during the campaign season and do something completely different when they get elected.  We can each come up with our own examples.  But do we trust God?   Do we completely trust Our Blessed Saviour?  I hope that we are like the centurion and have absolute faith in God.  People will disappoint us so often.  God will never disappoint.  Human beings will fail.  God will never fail.  

St. Margaret 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.