St. Mark Lutheran Church https://www.stmarklacey.org/ A Place of Grace Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:50:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.stmarklacey.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cropped-LogoBrightGreen-100x100.jpg St. Mark Lutheran Church https://www.stmarklacey.org/ 32 32 9th Sunday after Pentecost https://www.stmarklacey.org/2026/07/9th-sunday-after-pentecost-6/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:41:13 +0000 https://www.stmarklacey.org/?p=29795 As Solomon prays for wisdom, we seek to more deeply know the treasures of faith. In today’s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God: a tree that becomes a sheltering home, yeast that penetrates and expands, a treasured pearl, a net that gains a great catch. Even as we…

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]]> As Solomon prays for wisdom, we seek to more deeply know the treasures of faith. In today’s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God: a tree that becomes a sheltering home, yeast that penetrates and expands, a treasured pearl, a net that gains a great catch. Even as we seek the riches of God’s reign, the great surprise is that God’s grace finds us first!

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]]> 8th Sunday after Pentecost https://www.stmarklacey.org/2026/07/8th-sunday-after-pentecost-5/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:43:23 +0000 https://www.stmarklacey.org/?p=29785 It is an age-old question: why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the day that all creation will be set free from bondage and suffering. Having both weeds and wheat within us,…

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]]> It is an age-old question: why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the day that all creation will be set free from bondage and suffering. Having both weeds and wheat within us, we humbly place our hope in the promises of God, and from the Lord’s table we go forth to bear the fruit of justice and mercy.

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