Texts: First Reading Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98:1-9 Second Reading 1 John 5:1-6 Gospel John 15:9-17 Manuscript:
Texts: First Reading Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:25-31 Second Reading 1 John 4:7-21 Gospel John 15:1-8 Manuscript:
Texts: First Reading Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23:1-6 Second Reading 1 John 3:16-24 Gospel John 10:11-18 Manuscript:
Texts: First Reading Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Second Reading 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Gospel Mark 16:1-8 Manuscript: “They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.” So ends the lectionary for today, and, depending on who you ask, so ends the Gospel of Mark. If you open a bible, most likely you will see a few more paragraphs describing […]
Texts: First Reading Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 Or alternate Psalm Psalm 119:9-16 Second Reading Hebrews 5:5-10 Gospel John 12:20-33 Manuscript: The Lord says, in today’s lection from Jeremiah: “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” The Psalmist writes “Create in […]
Texts: First Reading Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19:1-14 Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Gospel John 2:13-22 Manuscript: Our lection from 1 Corinthians today begins: “For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Cor. 1:18). I know that most, if not all […]
Texts: First Reading Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22:23-31 Second Reading Romans 4:13-25 Gospel Mark 8:31-38 Manuscript: The story of Abraham, Paul tells us in his letter to the Romans, is a story of faith. God’s covenant with Abraham, that he would be the father of multitudes, of many nations, is, Paul says, rooted not in the Law, which would […]
Texts: First Reading Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-10 Second Reading 1 Peter 3:18-22 Gospel Mark 1:9-15 Manuscript: There is truly something magical about rainbows. Even understanding the basic science behind them, even being able to create one at will with a prism or the mist setting on a hose attachment does not diminish that magic. Smaller rainbows like those, or […]
Texts: First Reading 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Gospel Mark 9:2-9 Manuscript: Today is a transitional Sunday in the lectionary, one that moves us from the season of Epiphany, focused on the revelation of Jesus divine role into Lent, a season focused on reflection, introspection, and penance. In this coming week, the focus of […]
Texts: First Reading Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147:1-11, 20c Second Reading 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Gospel Mark 1:29-39 Manuscript: My first Sunday in this church was Transfiguration Sunday, which, last year, fell on February 22. The church and civil calendars do not always line up perfectly. The beginning of the church year, Advent, can fall either the last Sunday in November […]