Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Today's Reading: Luke 14:15-24 Daily Lectionary: Proverbs 24:1-22; John 19:1-22 Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. (Luke 14:23-24) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Our Lord is determined to throw a party – a party that will last forever. He paid for the whole thing: the food and the wine, the music, the games, etc. There will be no entrance fee. Jesus' blood covered the entire cost! The Lord sends out heralds with an invitation: "Come, for everything is now ready!" Indeed, every Sunday, the appetizers are set out for the guests. The Body and Blood of Christ are laid out on the table, a foretaste of the Feast that can begin at any moment. Every Sunday the party favors are distributed: the forgiveness of sins, the presence of the Spirit, joy, peace, and life in abundance! Some people will be party-poopers. They will offer all kinds of excuses to not come to the Divine Service. Th