June 25, 2023 Lectionary Texts Genesis 21.8-21. Abraham and Sarah, unable to conceive an heir, have used Sarah’s servant Hagar as a concubine to produce a child, a son named Ishmael. But once Sarah has a son of her own she comes to resent Hagar and Ishmael, and has Abraham send them away. But God… Continue reading OT 12: 4th Sunday After Pentecost
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Trinity Sunday- 1st Sunday after Pentecost
May 26, 2024 Lectionary Texts Isaiah 6.1-8 — The prophet sees God in the Temple. “I am a man of unclean lips!” An angel sears his lips with a burning coal. “Whom shall I send?” “Send me.” Psalm 29 — God’s voice flashes forth. God sits enthroned over the flood. Romans 8. 12-17 — Live… Continue reading Trinity Sunday- 1st Sunday after Pentecost
Maundy Thursday Liturgy # 2
This service is an extended Eucharistic prayer, interspersed with scripture readings. The focus is on Justice, reflecting the feast of Passover. It may include a homily at any point, and it may include foot-washing. Click here to download a this service in a .doc format.__________________ “This is my command: love one another as I have… Continue reading Maundy Thursday Liturgy # 2
Palm-Passion Sunday
April 2, 2023 Lectionary Texts Service of the Palms Matthew 21.1-11. Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as a King, in the imagery of the prophet Zechariah who spoke of a humble king riding a donkey instead of a war horse. Psalm 118. A celebration of God’s protection and grace, sung as pilgrims entered the gates of… Continue reading Palm-Passion Sunday
Thoughts on Lent
Lent is about giving stuff up and generally being miserable, right? No. Lent is about returning to delight. Lent invites us back into the loving arms of God. Lent is about confronting all the life-draining ways we seek cheap substitutes for God’s love and grace and mercy, and chucking them and turning to the Real… Continue reading Thoughts on Lent
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 14, 2024 Lectionary Texts Isaiah 49.1-7. God has called the prophet (and us) to proclaim God’s word and to bring about justice. Significantly, the call is not only to be a prophet to one’s neighbors, but to the nation, and in fact to other nations as well. It’s an exceedingly broad vision! God’s justice… Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
6th Sunday after Epiphany
February 12, 2023 Lectionary Texts In Deuteronomy 30.15-20 God sets before us a choice: God’s ways, which lead to life, and the world’s ways, which lead to death. God implores us to choose life.Psalm 119.1-8 celebrates the life and power of living in faithfulness to God. (Each verse of this psalm speaks of God’s Word… Continue reading 6th Sunday after Epiphany
4th Sunday after Epiphany
January 29, 2023 Lectionary Texts Micah 6. 1-8. God has delivered us from slavery. What, then, shall we give God in return? Obedience to religious rules? No: what God wants is for us to do justice, to be kind, and to walk humbly with God. Psalm 15 commends people who live justly and gently. 1… Continue reading 4th Sunday after Epiphany
2nd Sunday after Epiphany
January 15, 2023 Lectionary Texts Isaiah 49.1-7 is the second of Isaiah’s “servant songs” (we heard the first last week). As God’s servant you may feel you have “labored in vain,” but, doing God’s will, you are sustained. God says, “It is not enough to serve your own people; I will give you as a… Continue reading 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Baptism of Jesus
January 8, 2023 Lectionary Texts Isaiah 42.1-9 describes God’s gentle servant, who brings healing and justice—nonviolently. Psalm 29 celebrates God’s strength and the power of God’s voice, which is “enthroned over the flood” like the Spirit brooding over the waters at Creation. In Acts 10.34-43 Peter summarizes Jesus’ life and ministry: anointed by the Spirit,… Continue reading Baptism of Jesus