Year A Isaiah 45:21-25 Galatians 6:14-18 Psalm 98 John 12:31-36a May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Three days ago… the church celebrated Holy Cross Day… we celebrate it today… ] in the Eastern Church… the feast is known as The Exaltation of the Holy Cross… and it was one of the twelve great...
Year A Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… In 1975… Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote the song… Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word… it’s a mournful ballad about a romantic relationship that’s falling apart… it asks the questions… Why can’t we talk it...
Year A Exodus 1:8-2:10 Psalm 124 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Context matters… our reading from Exodus follows on the heels of the story about Joseph sold into slavery… and years later… reconciling with his brothers… and saving his family from famine by bringing them to Goshen… and...
Year A Isaiah 56:1,6-8 Psalm 67 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15:10-28 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Almost all of you know… that I grew up Jewish… and I was keenly aware of being in a minority… televangelists told me that if I didn’t believe… I’d burn in hell… a classmate in second...
Year A 1 Kings 19:9-18 Psalm 85:8-13 Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… At the beginning of this chapter in 1Kings… Jezebel sends a messenger to Elijah… telling him that she intends to kill him that very day… Elijah has just killed the 450 prophets...