Boldness comes in many forms. Some boldness is firm and quiet. Some is bright and loud. We want to help each other find that bold. Women of the ELCA’s Bold Women’s Day, observed today, celebrates all women who act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ. Some women are bold in their unceasing prayers. Other women are bold in their service to those in need. Still other women are bold in their advocacy or through their hospitality. Whether we live out our bold story of faith in the workplace, family home or community, our faith compels us to make a difference in the lives of others. It’s all about living out our baptismal call, about being a disciple of Christ.
“Sin boldly” is a popular Martin Luther quotation, but that statement needs to be understood in its full context of a life of discipleship. “Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong,” says another translation, “but let your trust in Christ be stronger.” Lutherans have a theology that gives us great freedom to be risk takers. Our ability to act boldly is rooted in our baptism and empowered by God’s grace.
This message is excerpted from “Celebrating Bold Women’s Day” by Linda Post Bushkofsky, a 2023 resource of the Women of the ELCA. Today is Transfiguration Sunday. Today is the Women of the ELCA Bold Women’s Day. Today we commemorate John Wesley, 1791 and Charles Wesley, 1788, renewers of the church.
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