To Hear God’s Favor and Stand in His Strength

So I’ve got some good news and bad news for you today, which do you want to hear first? Ok it’s not really good and bad news, it’s more like I have some loving encouragement to pass along as well as some challenging truth.  And, as much as we may want one or the other, we need both. And Jesus, the Gospels, the church, and even the angels always brings us both.   That’s right the angels!  Yesterday was the feast of the Holy Archangels Gabriel and Michael, and though this is a simplification, it’s true to say that Gabriel announces to us the good news of the loving care of God, and Michael challenges us with the hard news to cease worshipping our false gods, and turn instead to our one true God.