“A Pardon with Your Name on It” Trinity 19 2026

<p><strong>“Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you”</strong> (Matt. 9:2). One sentence carries the whole Gospel. Jesus says it to a man lying on a bed in Capernaum. The scribes chew on it in silence. Jesus asks about it out loud. By the end of the reading, the crowd is praising God for putting it into men’s mouths. Follow that one sentence this morning, as it will bring you here, to this sanctuary, and has your name on it.</p><p><br></p>