Other SWD News:
A Word of Gratitude and Thanksgiving:
Please accept my sincere thanks for your prayers and the prayers of God's people during my recent surgery and recovery. I cannot express how humbling and moving it is to know that God's people lifting you up before the throne of grace. Thank you each for your prayers, for your calls and cards, and for your compassion. I am convinced that our Almighty God both hears and answers the prayers of his people. We have dramatic evidence of that in how the
church prayed in Acts 4. Regarding my recovery, things are going well. I am back in the office on a limited basis as I write this. I am back in the pulpit June 1, as I am leading divine service at St. Peter's Lebanon as they move into a pastoral vacancy. I rejoice in our Lord's blessing that the prognosis is very good, as I mentioned in an earlier email. That said, I still covet your prayers in these days of recovery. "Oh, give thanks unto to the Lord, for His mercy endures forever!"
We have also received word that LCMS First Vice-President Herb Muelleris doing well after aortic repair surgery. My understanding is that Herb is still in the hospital; but the surgery went very well. He will be at home recovering for a while. We rejoice at this good news as well!!
Placement of candidates and Vicars:
Candidate Jonathan Meyer to Divine Savior, Hartford
Candidate Joshua Rusert to Trinity-Freistadt, Mequon
Vicar Mart Hartsough to St. Peters, Arlington
Vicar Jens Jenson to Grace, Racine
Vicar Zachary Marklevitz to Luther Memorial, Shorewood
Vicar David McCarty to Trinity, Howards Grove
Vicar Daniel Vang to Trinity Freistadt & Beautiful Savior, Mequon
PW's Schedule for the next few weeks:
among the various office meetings etc:
June 1, preach at St. Peter's Lebanon
June 7, family wedding.
June 22, possible preaching date at Living Word Jackson
June 20-21, LWML Convention
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A Word from Herman Sasse:
Missouri would be no Lutheran Church if she had not asked herself again and again on what her understanding of the missionary duty of the church is founded. Missouri would have no right to call herself Lutheran had she not again and again measured her own actions by the Word of God, and acknowledged and confessed her own sins. However, the errors and sins which were committed in this area do not change the fact that this church has recognized the missionary duty of Lutheranism. The Lutheran Church does not exist merely to preserve the religious home of those people who by historical chance and by the manner in which they were led bear the confessional stamp "Lutheran." Rather, it is her task to preach to all men she can reach the Gospel as it was rediscovered during the Reformation and attested to in the Lutheran Confessions.
Sasse, Herman (2014-01-03). Letters to Lutheran Pastors - Volume 2 (Kindle Locations 332-338). Concordia Publishing House. Kindle Edition. "Confession and Theology in the Missouri Synod"
