Tradition

Hello all on this rainy evening. Hope everyone is great!

I just got off the road and back home from a long car ride to Rolla, ND. It is there that I buried my great aunt today in a very beautiful service. It was great celebrating her life and I am so glad I went.

The sermon the pastor gave today was on John 14:1-6. Jesus' words in this tell of what He has prepared for us in heaven if we believe and trust only in Him. Then He reminds us "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." What powerful words these are!

The funeral for my great aunt was held in this quaint, small town Lutheran church. The outside of the church was nothing to behold, but the inside--WOW! Absolutely breathtaking! I felt in the presence of God there! I can't say I felt that ultimate presence from walking in a rural church in a long time, but it was nice.

I stood back and thought of the amazing years of tradition that this church is built upon. We Finns know what we're doing! =) (Just sneaking that one in there...hehe) But more than that, the words of Jesus were proclaimed. These words are what we base our entirity as Christians upon! We come only to know God through Jesus Christ and that is what we must to stand upon!

Tradition on the Bible must be our proclamation! Let's let it be so.