Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27 Some hard words in the lectionary for this coming Sunday; all in all it appears that God is about troubling the comfortable. We have words from Jeremiah, Paul and Jesus, all focusing on the same thing; it’s simple but not easy. Jeremiah the prophet is lamenting, whichContinue reading “Lectionary, for August 31”
Category Archives: Lectionary
Good Shepherd Sunday
Acts 2:14, 36-41, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:20-25, John 10:1-10 In our liturgical celebration this is Good Shepherd Sunday, recognizing Jesus as our Good Shepherd. The texts for this day focus on shepherd’s or the result of being under the influence of the Good Shepherd. Of course, the Psalm is the 23rd, which isContinue reading “Good Shepherd Sunday”
The Journey begins here
Acts 2:14, 22-23, Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1:17-21, Luke 24:13-35 Rather than staying in one place, which seems like where we may have been headed last week; community in one place, disciples in one place. This week it becomes more clear, that the life of a Christian is a journey; realistically and metaphorically. AllContinue reading “The Journey begins here”
Life in community
Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24, 1 Peter 1:3-9, John 20:19-31 Here it is after Easter, all the hoopla is fading. Chocolate bunnies are half price, and Peeps are growing more and more scarce as the hoarders sweep them up. Many of those who have led the busy past week of worship and contemplationContinue reading “Life in community”
Down in the valley
Do you ever wonder why Jesus was always telling folks not to talk about what he was up to? It happens frequently throughout the text, including the transfiguration text from Matthew. Jesus and some of the guys go up on the mountain, a high mountain, and then this amazing thing occurs. Moses and Elijah showContinue reading “Down in the valley”
God will never forget us
Isaiah 49:14-15, Psalm 62, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew 6:24-34 You have to read the texts for this weeks lectionary very closely, because you can misunderstand the underlying subtext. The theme through all of these is that “God will never forget us.” The Matthew text is probably the one with which we are most familiar, theContinue reading “God will never forget us”
These are hard things
Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; Psalms 103; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Nothing that starts out in Leviticus will be easy. No matter how simple it seems. For that reason we tend to stay away from that text. Who wants to do the hard things? We rationalize it by saying, “oh that is the Old Testament.”Continue reading “These are hard things”
searchingforthinplaces 