Year A Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your truth… In today’s reading from Exodus… the people thirsted for water… they thirsted for that which would sustain life… and demanded of Moses… Give us water to drink… and they quarreled with him… and tested God… they asked… ...
Year A Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your truth… Even though he calls Jesus Teacher… even though he knows that Jesus and God are connected because of the signs that Jesus has done… the first part of the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus leaves Nicodemus wondering...
Year A Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your truth… In an article I read last month… describing his new book… What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body’s Atoms From The Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner… Dan Levitt draws a series of striking...
Year A Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 2 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your truth… We began our Epiphany journey on January 6… with the coming of the Wise Men… and the journey we’ve been on since then… has been one of increasing light… and it culminates today… in light that...
Year A Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 119:1-8 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your truth… Moses has been dealing with his mortality… he knows he’s about to die… the Israelites are at the Jordan river about to enter the promised land… and Moses is looking back on the highs and lows...