The Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced.
Isaiah 50:7
Jesus had traveled the countryside healing the sick and preaching the words of GOD. He healed Simon' s mother-in-law, a leper, a paraplegic and chose his apostles from among the crowds. Jesus was proclaiming new laws to be followed. He was also making enemies of the established priests. They accused Him of blasphemy and sin.
The Pharisees (priests) questioned whether we could sin and speak ill of the Lord and still be forgiven. Jesus replied that we can't choose Satan and ridicule God and expect to be forgiven. Jesus answered that "if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand."
At St. James' we are privileged to have God's Commandments on the wall behind the altar. Are they just another beautiful artistic accessory in our historic sanctuary? Do we read them, make our children aware of them, and obey them?
Lorraine Taylor
