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Our Sanctuary
September 15, 2020
Our Sanctuary
Through fire and flood,
Murders and blood,
Midst sickness and strife,
Pain and loss of life,
In sadness and sorrow
And threats of tomorrow,
To where do we go
When the answer seems no?
You, O Lord, are our Sanctuary.
Paul Emmel
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
2020
Photo courtesy of Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Paul Emmel is a retired pastor in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, having served as a parish pastor, a correctional chaplain for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and a hospital chaplain and a community counselor. As a retired pastor, Paul continues to serve the Lord and His people, including establishing the Minnesota South District’s “Pastors to Prisoners” ministry.