Year A Jeremiah 31:1-6 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 John 20:1-18 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… I spoke some last evening about being reminded that the stories which have come down to us… stories which remind us that we are freed from all that enslaves us… and I want to say something...
Easter will soon be upon us. We have about another week to think about the ways we can continue to turn our few good deeds into mountains of them, and turn our many sins into just some small pebbles. This is challenging work. It’s challenging for us to own up to our faults when...
Year C Acts 9:1-20 Psalm 30 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… We know that when Jesus taught… he often told parables… stories which centered on things that were part of daily life… and about which he knew… sheep and shepherds… vineyards and wine… sowing and reaping… lakes and fishing… ...
Year C Acts 5:27-32 Psalm 150 Revelation 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Today’s Psalm is one of two choices allowed by the Revised Common Lectionary… the other is Psalm 118:14-29… but in today’s Psalm… in this translation of today’s Psalm… the word Praise appears eleven times in six short...
Year C Isaiah 65:17-25 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 Luke 24:1-12 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… The Gospels are silent… about what happened after Jesus’ body was wrapped in a linen cloth… and placed in Joseph of Arimethea’s rock-hewn tomb… the women who had come from Galilee on Friday saw the tomb… and...