This is an adaptation of the sermon preached at Naselle Lutheran Church and Chinook Lutheran Church on November 13. It is based on Luke 21.5-19 -- I suggest you read those words first. Many Christian preachers, including most Lutherans, do not personally select the texts to be read on Sunday morning. Instead we read from a carefully selected series of readings of the Old and New Testaments, always including a passage from one of the Gospels. That means hundreds of millions of Christians heard these words (in hundreds of languages) and then heard as many different interpretations. What you'll hear is mine. I probably would not have picked these words for a post-election Sunday, but I am glad the church did. Thanks for listening.

Nels Flesher