Year C Acts 9:36-43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Light is a universal symbol of enlightenment… it helps describe God’s Shekinah… of God’s presence in feminine form… which is embodied in so many mothers… whose sacrifices for their families… we honor today… and lights and candles...
As I write this reflection, the war in Ukraine has been going on for more than two months. Thousands of civilians, including children, have been injured or killed. As of April 21, almost 5.4 million refugees have fled Ukraine, and an estimated 7.7 million people have been displaced within the country itself. Some of...
Year C Acts 9:1-20 Psalm 30 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… We know that when Jesus taught… he often told parables… stories which centered on things that were part of daily life… and about which he knew… sheep and shepherds… vineyards and wine… sowing and reaping… lakes and fishing… ...
Year C Acts 5:27-32 Psalm 150 Revelation 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Today’s Psalm is one of two choices allowed by the Revised Common Lectionary… the other is Psalm 118:14-29… but in today’s Psalm… in this translation of today’s Psalm… the word Praise appears eleven times in six short...
Year C Isaiah 65:17-25 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 Luke 24:1-12 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… The Gospels are silent… about what happened after Jesus’ body was wrapped in a linen cloth… and placed in Joseph of Arimethea’s rock-hewn tomb… the women who had come from Galilee on Friday saw the tomb… and...