Welcome to First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hector, MN
Celebrating and sharing God's good news of forgiveness and salvation through Jesus Christ by worshiping and growing in faith together and serving all of God's people, our church is a place where you’ll find the grace, mercy, and forgiveness Jesus gives to everyone.
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@ 220 5th St West Hector, MN 55342
Pastor’s NotesFinding Strength and Hope in the Midst of Uncertainty
In recent weeks, perhaps some of you have been following the news surrounding the death and funeral of Pope Francis. No other religious leader is looked to by so many around the world as the Pope, and this pope led by example, showing us all the humble ways of Jesus, and importance of caring for the poor and welcoming of all. As the world looks to the process of electing a new pope, I, along with loads of others, decided to watch the 2024 movie “The Conclave” recently, which depicts a fictionalized version of the procedure of the cardinals gathering from around the world to elect a pope.
In the movie, the actor Ralph Fiennes plays the head of the College of Cardinals, who is tasked with managing the election. At the start of the proceedings, he delivers an impassioned homily, saying:
“…over the course of many years in the service of our Mother the Church, let me tell you, there is one sin which I have come to fear above all others. Certainty. Certainty is the great enemy of unity. Certainty is the deadly enemy of tolerance... Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand in hand with doubt. If there was only certainty, and no doubt…there would be no mystery…and therefore no need…for faith
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