Texts: First Reading 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Psalm 51:1-12 Second Reading Ephesians 4:1-16 Gospel John 6:24-35
Texts: First Reading 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Psalm 14 Second Reading Ephesians 3:14-21 Gospel John 6:1-21
Texts: First Reading 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Psalm 89:20-37 Second Reading Ephesians 2:11-22 Gospel Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Texts: First Reading 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Psalm 24 Second Reading Ephesians 1:3-14 Gospel Mark 6:14-29 Manuscript:
Texts: First Reading 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Psalm 48 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Gospel Mark 6:1-13
Texts: First Reading 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Psalm 130 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Gospel Mark 5:21-43
Texts: First Reading 1 Samuel 17:32-49 Psalm 9:9-20 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Gospel Mark 4:35-41 Manuscript: Last week, we talked about the connection between the story of Cinderella and David’s anointing. Both Cinderella and David are under-appreciated siblings, sent to do the unappealing work while their siblings, or stepsiblings, participate in the social, civic, and religious life […]
Texts: First Reading 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 Psalm 20 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17 Gospel Mark 4:26-34 Manuscript: I suspect we all know the Cinderella story. Countless variations exist across cultures. The core of the story is a young woman, usually a princess or, at least, an aristocrat, who, one way or another, is separated from her parents […]
Texts: First Reading 1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15) Psalm 138:1-8 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Gospel Mark 3:20-35 Manuscript: Have you ever seen someone doing something stupid and then instantly pay the price? Perhaps you were driving and someone recklessly passed you, maybe even honking or shouting as they went by only for you to pass them a […]
Texts: First Reading Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29:1-11 Second Reading Romans 8:12-17 Gospel John 3:1-17 Manuscript: In the Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke we hear of an encounter where Jesus summarizes the whole of the Hebrew Scriptures into two commandments: Love God, love your neighbor (Matthew 22:535-40, Mark 12:28-31, Luke 10:25-28). John’s gospel, in this sixteenth verse of the […]