Reformation Sunday
October 25, 2009
On Reformation Sunday, Lutheran congregations gather in worship and sing Martin Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress is Our God." The first verse describes God breaking the power of the oppressor's rod and winning salvation. Because God sent the champion of Jesus to fight, we are set free.
"I believe that Jesus Christ - true God, son of the Father from eternity, and true man, born of the Virgin Mary - is my Lord. At great cost he has saved and redeemed me, a lost and condemned person. He has freed me from sin, death and the power of the devil - not with silver or gold, but with his holy and precious blood and his innocent suffering and death."
Martin Luther, Small Catechism