Welcome to Hope Lutheran Church, Clinton, Maryland.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. John 14:6a
When Thomas asked Jesus how they would know where to go, Jesus answered with the rather cryptic phrase, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Sometimes it seems as if the way is just that, a cryptic puzzle to figure out. But Jesus promises he will be there to walk with us through the journey. In fact, he is the way - it is only through him that we know the Father.
Through Jesus, we know a God of love. A God who wants us to feel whole, complete, and perfect. A God who desires us to be comfortable in our own skins. A God who calls us into service in the world - rejoicing with those who rejoice and suffering with those who suffer. A God who wants the entire world to know its worth and value - worthy enough for God to send a Son to suffer and die on a cross.
At Hope Lutheran Church, this is the God who has claimed us. We are God’s and strive each day to live into this claiming - to listen as God teaches us and leads us through life’s perilous ways. This is the God we worship and whose ways we place first in our lives.
We are a caring community of believers who seek to live out our faith in the world. We wrestle with our faith, living into the questions we have in our lives. We gather together to hear the Word of God and experience God’s grace in that Word. As God’s hands and feet, we at Hope understand ourselves to be “God’s loving presence in a hurting world.”
So if you are looking for a place where you can ask questions about your faith, looking for people to walk with you on the journey, or looking for a way to be in service to God and the world, we invite you to join us at Hope. There is always more room for others on the journey.
Photo courtesy of: dalonian
