Second Sunday after Trinity, June 10th, 2018

Second Sunday after Trinity, June 10th, 2018

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon last weekend . . .  a little bit hot, yes . . . . but a beautiful weekend nonetheless.   Because of that reason I was trying to finish up the work I was doing in the back yard at home.  The peacefulness of the afternoon was soon disrupted because the neighbors that live behind us were having a party of sorts with a pool and one of those big, inflatable bounce house's that the kids jump in.  I think there must have been perhaps ten to twelve children at this gathering.  These children were aged eight to ten years old, I guess, although I am not good at guessing ages.  Anyway, these children were very loud as you might expect.  Now, I really didn't have a problem with the yelling and screaming of the children.  That's just what kids do when they are outside at a party with other children.  Here's what caught my attention, though.  One of these children  . . . . at the top of her lungs . . . .  would yell "Oh My God!"   Now, this was happening every minute or so and it was very hard to miss each time she would yell it.  I have discovered that Children are very similar to parrots.  They both mimic what they have heard.  Thus, be careful what you speak in front of both parrots and children.  Thus, it was pretty obvious to figure out that this little girl heard "Oh My God" said quite a bit at home.  I do not fault the little girl in the least.  We hear this phrase . . .  and, sadly, much worse . . . . spoken in conversations;  . . . we hear it on TV and in the movies;  . . .  we hear Our Lord's Name spoken more as a curse word than we do as a source of praise for the wonderful things He does for us.   St John writes in his first epistle:  "That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ" (1 St. John 3:23)   The Name of God  . . .  The Name of His Son . . . . The Names and titles of the Holy Ghost . . . . All of these names are sacred; they are holy; we should speak these names with honor and respect.  And yet people utter the Name of God with utter disregard and do not even realize it.  Call on God in prayer.  Call Him when you need Him.  Utter His Name to describe the wonderful things He has done for you.  "O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon His Name!" (Psalm 105:1)  The Name of God is holy.  The Name of God is sacred.  The Name of God should mean something and stand for something.    " . . .  and we will walk in the Name of the Lord Our God for ever and ever." (Micah 4:5) When we do speak the Lord's Name, let us speak His Name in the proper context.   Let us praise the Name of the Lord.  Let us speak His Name with pride and love.  Let us thank Him by Name for all of the wonderful things He has done for us.   

St. Margaret Church meets each and every Sunday morning at 9:30 AM.  We worship at the beautiful Chapel at Marquette Manor, located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.  We use the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  Come join us as we listen to God speak to us through His Word.  At Communion time, we receive the Precious Body and Blood of Christ to nourish us and give us strength for our journey called life.

Holy Name of Jesus

Always keep holy the Holy Name of Jesus!!!!

The Collect for the beginning of Mass for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity goes as follows:  "LORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. "  As we hear in the Collect, we are asking the Lord to graft in our hearts the love of His Holy Name.  The Holy Name of Jesus is indeed a name that we should always cherish in our hearts.  St. Matthew reminds us:  "And she shall call His Name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins."  (St. Matthew 1:21)  Indeed, in its' origin, this name means "God is our help" or "saviour."  Indeed, Jesus is our help.  He is most certainly Our Saviour.  We should keep His Name always on our lips and in our hearts.  "At the Name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father Jesus Christ is Lord!" (Phil 2:10-11)


 So often, we take this Blessed Name for granted.  So often, in movies and television, we hear this Precious Name mentioned but it is not in the context of prayer or praise.  Rather, it is uttered with the utmost form of disrespect.  Sadly, the custom of bowing one's head at the hearing of the Holy Name of Jesus has gone out of style in so many of the churches.  But in our Anglican church, we still bow our head when we hear the Name Jesus.  "Graft in our hearts the love of Thy Name . . . . "

Please join us for Mass on Sunday, July 14th, 2013.  Mass begins at 9:30 AM.  St. Margaret worships at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest Side of Indianapolis.  Hear the Word of God preached; listen to His Word from the King James Bible; we use the 1928 Book of Common prayer and the Anglican Missal; receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion; and join us for delicious goodies in our Coffee Hour following Mass.

Please visit the St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church website for more information about joining us for Sunday Mass and information about our parish:

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