Weekly Message
Reformation Sunday and All Saints Day
“Grace Turns the World Upside Down”
Matthew 5:1-11
In the Gospel reading today, Jesus sits upon a hillside. The breeze stirs the grass as the crowds lean closer. His voice is calm and soothing: “Blessed are the poor in spirit… Blessed are those who mourn… Blessed are the pure in heart.” Each word brings hope to weary souls. The world calls the successful blessed, but here the Savior turns everything upside down. The mourners, the meek, the merciful, they are the ones heaven calls blessed because of the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ.
Centuries later, on October 31, 1517, in the chill of a Wittenberg morning, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the Castle Church door. Each strike was a call to return to the grace that makes the saints truly blessed. The echo of iron on oak was the sound of faith rediscovered. Luther’s hammer was not an act of rebellion but a summons to hear again the words of Jesus: that righteousness is not earned but received by faith.
All Saints’ Day reminds us that those who have gone before us, the martyrs, reformers, and the quiet believers, found their hope in what Christ has done. The beatitudes are not ladders to climb but promises of grace. So today we remember that the same grace that sustained the Saints now holds us. The Beatitudes reveal that true blessings are found in the grace of God that meets the humble, the broken, and the faithful with His mercy.
Prayer: Lord, thank You for the saints who have gone before us. Kindle in us that same light of faith, that we may reflect Your mercy and walk humbly with You every day. Amen.
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