This Sunday, we will remember those in our congregation who passed away in the past year. This year, we remember them in the scriptural context of Acts 15. The new church had reached a crossroads of identity, in which it had to decide whether to adhere strictly to Jewish custom and practice, or make allowance for Gentiles to follow Jesus without becoming cultural Jews. As we remember the saints of the church, we see in them reminders of how they modeled such love and grace, and remind us that we can be the same.