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Merciful god, you free us to love others,but we neglect our neighbors and follow our own way.you lead us by the spirit of joy and peace,but we turn away from the abundant life you offer.you surround us with patience, kindness,and generosity,but we grow weary in doing what is right.you call us to practice justice and mercy,but we remain entangled in systems of oppressionthat we do not always. To love the lord your god with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind is to reflect god’s mercy in responding to one’s neighbor That mercy found its most profound expression in the “gospel that has come to you”—namely the life, death, and resurrection of jesus christ That gospel mercy comes to us again today At the font, at the table, and from the pulpit It is very near to you. Our hands.” sunday is sept This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the evangelical lutheran church in america — one church, freed in christ to serve and love our neighbor Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic. Heal us, free us from sin, and show us the path of life You belong to christ, and through faith, you are united in god’s mercy In the cross of christ, and through the power of the holy spirit, your sins are forgiven Clothed in christ, renewed by grace, you are made whole for the life of the world This year's crop walk was held on february 23rd As part of our graceful giving, we collected food for the needy to be distributed by crop walk 2 at the phoenix convention center Pastor curry was elected on the fifth ballot We are a community of faith with the cross of jesus christ in our midst As our name suggests, the grace of god shapes who we are as followers of jesus We welcome all to join us Bring your faith and care, questions and worries, joys and doubts We are one in christ striving to do god’s work with our hands. God is the source of our nourishment Jesus’ invitation to “take and eat Take and drink” is a repeated one In holy communion, in the word read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of god, the dominion of god has come near Your name is written in heaven.