February 15: The Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany
This Lord’s Day we’ll concentrate on Isaiah’s prophecy: “The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.“
Martin Luther says,
Our most merciful Father . . . sent his only Son into the world and laid upon him all the sins of all men, saying: “Be thou Peter that denier; Paul that persecutor, blasphemer and cruel oppressor; David that adulterer; that sinner which did eat the apple in Paradise; that thief which hanged upon the cross; and briefly, be thou the person which hath committed the sins of all men; see therefore that thou pay and satisfy for them.”
And we worry that we’re not good enough to merit his blessing. Let’s turn to the gospel! Come hear it preached and exhibited in the Supper this Sunday.
The related hymns we’ll sing are:
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Amazing Grace