Year B Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Today’s reading from Ezekiel… is one of the readings often associated with Pentecost…… the prophet describes a vision of God breathing new life into dry human bones… bones which lie scattered on the floor of a...
Year B Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47 Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… The word Ascension… is one of those church words which may not have much… if any meaning… to those outside the church… in fact… the ascension of Christ and Ascension Day itself may seem like an obscure...
Year B Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… How well do we know ourselves… are we aware of the underlying motivations for every choice we make… have we ever discovered something about ourselves which surprised us… are there walls which keep others from knowing...
Year B Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:24-30 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… The Lutheran and Anglican calendars of saints include people like Perpetua and Felicity… Teresa of Avila… Gregory the Great… and others who promoted the faith… there are also those who have healed the Church from heresies...
Year B Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… The Sadducees are concerned… not only have another 5,000 people come to trust Jesus… but they’re responsible for making sure large crowds don’t form… they know the Romans don’t ignore such crowds… and Peter and John...