Emphasis Preaching Journal
Repent and bear fruit
Commentary
All three lessons for this day challenge our perception of the good life, calling us to ask whether we are in danger of losing what we've got or missing what we need. The first lesson begins with a joyful summons to salvation, but notes that people neglect this summons by laboring for that which does not satisfy. The second lesson and the Gospel speak directly to people who think that because things seem to be going well, their lives must be as they ought to be. Both of these lessons warn of the fall that can come to the proud.
