RCL Reflection for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B, January 31, 2021
All four lessons this week have plenty to say about authority. The big question for us today is this: Whose authority do we trust and follow? I suspect if we are honest with ourselves, Jesus has a little bit of competition these days.
RCL reflection, 4th Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B, Jan. 28, 2018
When it comes to exercising our freedom, we may think we have the authority on our own, but the truth is that Christ is the one with ultimate authority and ultimate truth. Our freedom is found in him alone. Even the unclean spirits of this world recognize and bow to his authority. What this means for us is that there is always hope.
Lectionary Refleciton for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Year B, February 1, 2015
In this week’s Psalm we are reminded that our worth, our purpose, and our reason for being are all found not in what we have or who we are but rather in whose we are. The good life begins in total commitment to God. It’s all about stewardship! (Photo: Axel Buhrmann, Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 29, 2012 They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, “What is this? A new teaching — with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee. — […]
