Sunday
8 November 2026
Often, we discover what we rely upon when something unsettles us. An unexpected expense, a difficult conversation, or a change we cannot control can reveal how deeply our sense of security rests on things we usually take for granted.
“You shall have no other gods.” We might think this commandment concerns ancient statues and forgotten religions. Yet Luther’s explanation in the Small Catechism brings it close to home: “We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.” Even good gifts—family, work, financial security, familiar traditions—can become things we ask to carry more than they can bear.
In this week’s reading, Joshua calls God’s people to consider whom they will serve. His words invite an honest examination of the distance between the faith we confess and the trust we practise.
But before the people make their promises, they remember God’s faithfulness. That is where our reflection begins too. Beneath our divided loyalties and uncertain faith stands the love of Christ, who gave himself for us.
This week we explore that deeply personal question: What is holding my heart—and what might it mean to entrust it again to God?
“You shall have no other gods.” We might think this commandment concerns ancient statues and forgotten religions. Yet Luther’s explanation in the Small Catechism brings it close to home: “We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.” Even good gifts—family, work, financial security, familiar traditions—can become things we ask to carry more than they can bear.
In this week’s reading, Joshua calls God’s people to consider whom they will serve. His words invite an honest examination of the distance between the faith we confess and the trust we practise.
But before the people make their promises, they remember God’s faithfulness. That is where our reflection begins too. Beneath our divided loyalties and uncertain faith stands the love of Christ, who gave himself for us.
This week we explore that deeply personal question: What is holding my heart—and what might it mean to entrust it again to God?
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