Looking into the lectionary Easter Sunday — April 17, 2022 Resurrection of the Lord Luke 24:1-12 In her book, The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations, Toni Morrison ponders how..
Looking into the lectionary Palm Sunday — April 10, 2022 Lent 6C Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-40 It may be Palm Sunday, but there’s no sign of leafy branches in Luke’s account of..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday of Lent — April 3, 2022 Psalm 126 Lent 5C “Each of us yearns to belong. Within each human body is this deep, raw, aching desire” writes author..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday of Lent — March 27, 2022 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Lent 4C Do you know where the “far country” is? I serve a city church. Almost every morning, I..
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday of Lent — March 20, 2022 Luke 13:1-9 Lent 3C “In the spring of 1936, a writer planted roses.” Orwell’s Roses, Rebecca Solnit’s recently published book, is as..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday of Lent — March 13, 2022 Psalm 27 Lent 2C As I write this lectionary reflection, Russian troops are waiting on the border of Ukraine for Putin’s order..
Looking into the lectionary 1st Sunday of Lent — March 6, 2022 Luke 4:1-13, Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Lent 1C Many years ago, I was asked to facilitate a congregation’s fundraising effort. The church had a..
Looking into the lectionary Transfiguration Sunday — February 27, 2022 Luke 9:28-36 Transfiguration of the Lord “You can tell when someone is really listening to you,” writes Amanda Ripley in High Conflict:..
Looking into the lectionary 7th Sunday after Epiphany — February 20, 2022 Luke 6:27-38 Epiphany 7C An initial read of Luke 6:27-38 can leave us more than a bit baffled. Jesus has just chosen..
Looking into the lectionary 6th Sunday after Epiphany — February 13, 2022 Jeremiah 17:5-10 Epiphany 6C Walking in and among the trees has always been a preferred form of meditation for me. These tall,..