Reformation Within
Reformation, by Jeska Valk Lections: Reformation Sunday , AD 2026 A You may find the accompanying children’s sermon here . Homily: Lord, we pray for the preacher, for you know his sins are great. Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. True reform must begin within. It is the reformation of the soul; which is not to deny that our faith is corporate, for indeed together we are the Body of Christ; nor that we are saved by grace through faith, which of course we are. Jesus saves. But this cannot be the end to our labors, nor the end of our joy. Rather, having been liberated—having been freed from sin and death and Hell—we are then sent out to liberate others, to liberate the world! It’s a package deal. Love of God and love of neighbor must go hand-in-hand. God pours out the superabundance of His love upon us, that we might then pour it out upon everybody else, without distinction, without hesitation, be they friend or stranger or...
