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...
Year A Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… John the Baptist wears symbolic clothing and eats symbolic food… both of which suggest people and processes in Israel’s past… both of which explore the dynamics of repentance… John’s clothing is reminiscent of Elijah’s… in a story...