Sunday Worship, February 2nd

This coming Sunday we hear Luke’s story of the ritual at which the infant Jesus was presented in the temple and his mother Mary was “purified” after childbirth. Receiving them in the temple are Simeon and Anna, two old people who speak about the redemption that will come through Jesus’ death. All narratives about Jesus point to his death and resurrection. Come to worship, and at communion hold Christ in your own hands.

Malachi 3:1-4 My messenger is a refiner and purifier
Hebrews 2:14-18 Jesus shares human flesh and sufferings
Luke 2:22-40 The child is brought to the temple
Psalmody: Psalm 84 How dear to me is your dwelling, O LORD
Hymn of the Day: ELW Hymn 417, In His Temple Now Behold Him, REGENT SQUARE