RCL Reflection, Day of Pentecost, Year C, June 9, 2019
Thanks be to God for Pentecost and Paul! This annual celebration and the Year C lessons are filled with hope for world-weary and discouraged disciples. Yes indeed, we can lift our heads high in the light of God’s promises and stop wallowing in fear, doubt and self-pity. (Photo: Marianite Pentecost Icon, Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
RCL Reflection, 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, June 10, 2018
To be good stewards of the faith, we have to draw the margins big enough to include all God’s children–even those with whom we disagree.. As Jesus’ sisters and brothers, we must do God’s will as Jesus illustrates and teaches it. This means we may be called crazy, others may seek to silence us, and we might need to take some difficult stances. (Photo: Quim Gil, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, July 9, 2017
In Jesus we have not only a life saver but also a life Savior, and this makes all the difference in the world. in 1912 the creation of small life saver-shaped candies saved candy maker Clarence Crane’s business by boosting his summer sales when shipping chocolate was impractical, The salvation Jesus freely offers us as our Life Savior is ever so much sweeter and longer lasting! (Photo: Amanda Munoz, Creative Commons)
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany, Narrative Lectionary, Year 3, February 19, 2017
Why it is SO tough to extend the same unmerited grace, love, and forgiveness to others that Jesus extends to us? Is it because we are constantly told that there are limited resources, and if we don’t “get ours first” there may not be enough to meet our needs? Does it have more to do with our need to judge others to justify our own brokenness? This week’s lesson from Luke’s gospel has a lot to say about faith, forgiveness, and lavish love.
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Narrative Lectionary, Year 3, February 12, 2017
Who do you think the people in your faith community are looking for, hoping for, and longing for? Are they staking their claim on a false vision of the Messiah? Are blinders preventing a clear vision for mission and ministry? What does it take to really see Jesus in these confusing and anxious times? (Photo: Edith Soto, Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection, 5th Sunday after Epiphany, Year A, Feb. 5, 2017
If we really want to spread the love of God and the good news of Jesus Christ, then we must quit being so stingy with it. We need to be lavish and prodigal in our sharing of that with which we have been so graciously entrusted. This is the fast God desires for us. (Photo: Amir Farshad Ebrahimi, Creative Commons)
Narrative Lectionary Reflection, Third Sunday after Epiphany, Year 3, January 22, 2017
Is responding to Jesus’ call to discipleship a stewardship issue? More specifically, does it make a difference how we respond to Jesus’ call? We’ve heard the “fish for people” lesson; it’s not a new story, and it still has meaning today.
Lectionary Reflection for the Third Sunday after Epiphany, Year A
“Follow me,” Jesus says to the unsuspecting fisherman by the Sea of Galilee, “and I will make you fish for people.” Surely these seasoned professionals knew that fishing is a dangerous business and really hard work. It still is, but we are still called to cast our nets.
Lectionary Reflection for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A, January 15, 2017
How’s your vision? When was the last time you saw God at work in the world in unexpected places and unusual ways? This week’s lessons inspire a faithful response of presence in the midst of God’s good gifts. (Photo: Ken Teegardin, Creative Commons License)
Lectionary Reflection for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, July 31, 2016
Let’s challenge one another to take up a countercultural course of action and drop the vanity that costs us so much and yields so very little. Let us seek our wealth in faith, in relationship, and in service to God and one another. In doing so, we will indeed have enough –and then some. (Photo: daily sunny, Creative Commons)
