Deborah Steely was Director of Public Relations for Lutheran Family Services in North Carolina. The service begins with organ music (0:00-3:50). There is a Scripture reading (3:51-4:16). Deborah Steely is introduced as the chapel speaker (4:17-6:37). There are Scripture readings from Amos and Matthew (6:38-9:45). There is a moment of silence and a word of prayer (9:46-11:36). Steely shares a story from her childhood to illustrate the anticipation (or lack thereof) for Jesus’s kingdom to come (11:37-14:45). She explains the parable of the ten maidens, what it means to have oil in one’s lamp and justice being dammed up (14:46-27:03). The service closes with a moment of prayer (27:04-27:26).
