Luke 19:41-42
08/26/2025
- And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
- saying, ‘‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. (ESV)
Our preschool open house is this week at Trinity. Once again we will have the pleasure of having the three and four year old students in the building. Although they will learn the alphabet and numbers, one of the biggest lessons they will learn is how to get along with each other. Parents learn quickly that they do not need to teach their children how to be selfish and demanding. Rather, the parents, and those who act in place of the parents, labor long and hard to instill politeness and manners in their offspring.
We believe, teach, and confess that everyone is born with a sinful nature, that we have the imprint of Adam and Eve’s rebellion against God as part of our inheritance. Because of this inherent sin, we also daily commit sins against both God and neighbor.
Saint Luke wrote:
And when [Jesus] drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
God’s offer of peace is extended to all people. Most people reject that offer, believing that they, by their own abilities and talents, can please both God and man. But everything we try to do to reconcile ourselves to others, to reconcile ourselves to God, come from our selfish nature. Therefore, we fail.
God offered forgiveness and redemption to the children of Israel, and they rejected Him. God offers each of us the same forgiveness.
May our Lord grant that we truly know the things that make for peace, and trust in Him alone for our redemption from sin and death. Amen.