Our solidarity with others determines the nature of our intercession. Early Christian worship differed from the rituals performed by their neighbors in the practice of common prayer. The critics of the Church were astonished that Christians prayed for people who were unrelated to them, foreigners, and even their enemies, rather than just for their own families, community and the adherents of their own religion. This was, and still is, a countercultural feature of Christian piety. In the Divine Service, all Christian pray together with Jesus and the whole Church on earth for the whole world and all its people. -- John Kleinig, *Grace Upon Grace* p. 208
15 May 2009
New Lutheran Quote of the Day
Our solidarity with others determines the nature of our intercession. Early Christian worship differed from the rituals performed by their neighbors in the practice of common prayer. The critics of the Church were astonished that Christians prayed for people who were unrelated to them, foreigners, and even their enemies, rather than just for their own families, community and the adherents of their own religion. This was, and still is, a countercultural feature of Christian piety. In the Divine Service, all Christian pray together with Jesus and the whole Church on earth for the whole world and all its people. -- John Kleinig, *Grace Upon Grace* p. 208
A beautiful church, perhaps the most beautiful in the synod, in the middle of a dead city.
ReplyDeleteI had the great pleasure and joy of preaching there for a Lenten mid-week service. What a heavenly place in the midst of such clear evidence of our fallen world and its consequences.
ReplyDeleteWhat church is it?
ReplyDeleteHistoric Trinity, Detroit, MI.
ReplyDeleteZion, Detroit likely has the stronger liturgical life, but Historic Trinity has the architecture and the vestments. It also understands itself to be the de facto Lutheran cathedral in Detroit. Dau, of Dau-Bente, was a son of the congregation, and I believe it had a relationship with Piepkorn and the St. Augustine House, earlier in the 20th century.
Sadly, its communion statement is lacking.
"It also understands itself to be the de facto Lutheran cathedral in Detroit."
ReplyDeleteForgive me, but you can't have a cathedral without a bishop.
Forgive me, but every Lutheran pastor is a bishop. :)
ReplyDeleteThey actually have a special chair and even a whole room for the District President. Although not a bishop in the Anglican/Catholic/Orthodox sense of the term, it is probably the closest. But dear Bishop Weedon is correct, we are all bishops without hats! I am widely known as the Bishop of Barry County (since there is no other LCMS parish in the county).
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