Year B (Advent 7 – A 7-Week Advent) 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… It may take only a little bit of preparation to do most things… but when it comes to some other things… it may take a lot of preparation… ...
Year B (Advent 6 / A 7-Week Advent) Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Canticle 15 (The Magnificat – Luke 1:46-55) 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8,19-28 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Advent is a penitential season… like Lent… but not as severe… and historically… the primary color for both was purple… the color of penitence...
Year B (Advent 5- A 7-week Advent) Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… In early 1965… the British group The Kinks… released their song Tired of Waiting… some of you may remember that the lyrics describe a woman… who keeps her boyfriend waiting… ...
Year B – Advent 4 (A 7-Week Advent) Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Joel and I recently saw… just happened to come across… four episodes of what Netflix calls a Limited Series… the series is based on a book by Anthony Doerr… ...
Year A Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Presbyterian minister T. Denise Anderson writes that in today’s passage from Isaiah… God tells King Ahaz to ask for a sign… Ahaz rules the southern kingdom of Judah… which includes Jerusalem… King Pekah of the northern kingdom...