Year A Jeremiah 31:1-6 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 John 20:1-18 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… I spoke some last evening about being reminded that the stories which have come down to us… stories which remind us that we are freed from all that enslaves us… and I want to say something...
Year A Vigil The Flood (Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13) Israel’s Deliverance at the Red Sea (Exodus 14:10-15:1) Salvation Offered Freely to All (Isaiah 55:1-11) A New Heart and a New Spirit (Ezekiel 36:24-28) The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14) The Gathering of God’s People (Zephaniah 3:12-20) At the Eucharist Romans 6:3-11 Psalm 114 Matthew 28:1-10 May the words of...
Year A Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Year after year… during Holy Week… we read the Passion Narratives about Jesus’ betrayal and last day… in some small way… we may identify with his suffering… because we have all suffered… ] in some small way… we...
The Gospel Passion readings serve as the sermon. Matthew 26:14- 27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54
Easter will soon be upon us. We have about another week to think about the ways we can continue to turn our few good deeds into mountains of them, and turn our many sins into just some small pebbles. This is challenging work. It’s challenging for us to own up to our faults when...