Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

Click play to listen to the audio version of this sermon.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

On Wednesday of this past week, the New York Times reported that Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. said that they planned to finance two groups of university researchers to start all over and design a new generation of computing systems. On the same day, another article reported on the progress that scientists are making in the development of electric powered cars to replace the 23.5 million gas powered cars on the road today. On the same day, the nation marked the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. And on the same day, flooding across the central part of the country killed at least 13 people and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.

On Tuesday of this past week, a political candidate made an important speech on racial divisions in our country. On the same day the Federal Reserve cut the Federal Funds interest rate by 1/4 of a point to 2.25% in an effort to stabilize a troubled economy. And the price of oil was $106.56 a barrel.

On Thursday the week before, the EPA set new restrictions on industries limiting the amount of pollution forming particles into the air to 75 parts per billion in an effort to reduce air pollution.

On the Monday before that, it was reported that several new studies on global warming all conclude that greenhouse gases must be cut to zero within a matter of decades in order to avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.

And somewhere in the midst of all of that and hardly noticed by Mainers was the fact that the first day of Spring arrived. (more…)