Wednesday November 26, 2025

Luke 21:12-19

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Men will seize you and persecute you; they will hand you over to the synagogues and to imprisonment, and bring you before kings and governors because of my name – and that will be your opportunity to bear witness.

These are hard passages to read and the history that followed the disciples is even tougher to stomach. They were hunted down and faced violent deaths, some crucified, some beheaded others fled to unknown worlds. But they did it. They bore witness to the presence and goodness of God.

I want to bring us back to this old practice of our faith. Bearing witness. The holidays can be tough on people for a number of reasons. There are some who have buried loved ones and this time of the year their hearts are ripped with that loss. How can you be a witness of the presence of God and the healing of God to them? There are families struggling to stay together. So much hurt and pain has happened. Can God count on you to offer a way of healing for them? How about the family that has struggled to conceive? Can we see their pain and bear witness there.

I have to say though that I am impressed at how we bear witness to the kindness of God during this time. America is a very giving country. We see this in the smallest of corners. This past weekend the youth at Rabbouni had a bake sell and they raised over $1000.00 which will all go to buy supplies for the food pantry at the Link. You helped our youth bear witness to the many families that use the food kitchen/pantry.

Happy thanksgiving my friends.