On any Given Sunday the Christian approaches Christ who is present in Word and Meal.
It is the hope that this book helps teach this beautiful but under-appreciated jewel of our Christian heritage..
We eat with our resurrected Lord as did the Emmaus disciples, and we receive a blessing as we enter the same crazy world the disciples did after Jesus blessed them as he ascended into heaven.
We cry the Good Friday prayer, Lamb of God.
Soon we wave our palm branches and sing Hosanna! on Palm Sunday.
Traditionally Christians have sung the Christmas song Gloria to God in the highest after pleading, Lord, have mercy! With this reminder of Christ\'s birth we begin the Story of Christ.
God\'s answer is Christ.
The major events in the life of Christ are hinted at or explicitly mentioned in the classic order of service: We rightly plead for God\'s mercy when we enter his presence.
One way to appreciate the traditional Divine Service is to see the life of Christ on display.
Part Two: The Life of Christ in Poetry and Prose explains the life of Christ as told in the classic Divine Service.
It is divided into two parts: Part One: A Story of the Divine Service is a Story of a young married couple encountering Christ\'s forgiveness at a church Service and finding the ability to forgive each other.
On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service aims to teach the Divine Service to both the lifelong worshipper who was never taught why the church does the things the church does on Sunday mornings and the curious observer of this ancient tradition.
It is God\'s (divine) Service to us and our proclamation of Christ\'s life, death, and resurrection to ourselves and anybody that enters the church on that Sunday.
The songs, movements, and prayers that surround this Word and Meal are called the Divine Service.
On any Given Sunday the Christian approaches Christ who is present in Word and Meal
