In the Epistle for Ash Wednesday, we heard these words:

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. [2 Corinthians 5:18-20]

Above all, the Gospel is about this: God has restored our broken relationship with Him through the suffering and death of Christ. And we are given the privilege of living that out in our relationships within the Body of Christ. Click here to read an article from the February Lutheran Witness which can help all of us speak repentance and receive the forgiveness of our Lord in all of our relationships.

Pastor Mark Barz