RCL Lectionary Reflection, Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A, February 2, 2020
Have you ever considered yourself to be a fool for Christ? If you haven’t, why not let this Sunday’s lessons guide you into some holy foolishness for the sake of the gospel? Blessings on your faithful (and hopefully somewhat foolish) preaching and teaching! (Photo: Susan Murtaugh, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection for July 21, 2019
Being present in the moment and being fully present to the many ways that Jesus is with us in the world is necessary for our own development and deepening of faith. After all, the present moment is all that we truly have. Nothing more is guaranteed. (Photo: gilliu00, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, Sept. 2, 2018
This week’s lessons provide many opportunities to talk about the gift of God’s law, the way we live as people of faith, the examples we set, and what our actions and works communicate. We must avoid becoming so focused on minutia that we fail to take in the entire picture, fail to love our neighbors, and derail a faithful witness. (Photo: John Taylor, Creative Commons)
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A, January 29, 2017.
God’s faithful and generous people are called to follow and serve. We may feel like we are ill-equipped or not “enough” to respond to God’s call, but in this week’s lessons we hear affirmation that God requires simple yet profound action and calls everyone to use his or her gifts and talents in the process. (Photo: gilliu00, Creative Commons)
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, July 17, 2016
Like Mary, Martha’s culture-bending sister, we must choose the better part. We must choose to live in the moment, cast our hopes and fears and hurts on Jesus and trust him to guide us home to dwell in the house of God forever. (Photo: lululemon athletica, Creative Commons)
