Year A Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… We all know the story of Jacob and Esau… that as the firstborn son… Esau would have inherited two-thirds of Isaac’s estate… but he sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew and...
Year A Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Psalm 45: 11-18 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… My yoke is easy… and my burden is light… It’s difficult… for me at least… to hear this passage from Genesis without thinking about patriarchy… that Abraham sent his servant back to Abraham’s...
Year A Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm 13 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… When we read the story about Abraham getting ready to sacrifice Isaac… his beloved son… we’re struck with horror… because we know how much we love our own children… and we can’t imagine doing that… having to...
Year A Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Some of you have heard me say… from your mouth to God’s ears… it’s an expression that I learned from my grandmother… an expression of support when someone voices a hope… a desire… a prayer… that...
Year A Genesis 18:1-15 Psalm 116:1, 10-17 Romans 5:1-8 Matthew 9:35-10:8 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Our reading from Genesis… is about hospitality… God came as three men… three angels… in the heat of the day… when there was no air conditioning… when heat indices were no less real than they are...