Year B Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Psalm 15 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… When I used to attend Friday night services at synagogue… we used a prayer book… that contained a prayer… that’s similar to what we just heard from Deuteronomy… but the one we read at...
In the movie The Sound of Music, Captain Georg von Trapp hosts a reception at his home for prominent members of Austrian society and state dignitaries, and at which he intends to introduce The Baroness Elsa von Schraeder as his fiancée. At bedtime, his seven children sing the song, So Long, Farewell. Some of them are...
Year B Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18 Psalm 34:15-22 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… What I hope you heard in this morning’s reading from Joshua… was that while Joshua said… As for me and my household… we will serve the Lord… the people had to decide whether they would serve the...
Year B Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 34:9-14 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… This morning’s Gospel… presents us with one of Jesus’ most profound and mysterious teachings… he says… I am the living bread that came down from heaven… whoever eats this bread will live forever… this bread is my...
Year B 1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalm 34:1-8 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 John 6:35, 41-51 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… One thing that I enjoy sharing… every once in a while… especially to non-Lutherans… is that in the ELCA’s prayer book… the first 150 hymns… are the Psalms… a collection of religious poems… . many...