RCL Reflection, 4th Sunday of Easter, Year A. April 30, 2023.
This is Good Shepherd Sunday in many congregations, as our congregants hear the 23rd Psalm and Jesus’ identification as our shepherd who promises us “life abundant.” Deacon Timothy Siburg explores.
Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A, May 3, 2020
We sure do need our “real deal” Good Shepherd right now. The good news is that Christ is right here with us. Our challenge is to follow God’s lead right back into a new kind of world order. (Photo: Art in the Christian Tradition)
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A, May 7, 2017
If we are to be effective as the people of God reaching out to the world and ushering in the reign of Christ right now and right here, then it is time to look our practice with fresh eyes. Where are we stale? What makes us tired? Are we simply going through the motions and trying to stay afloat in our congregations? Can we articulate our congregational identity, our sense of vision and mission? We can learn a thing or two from the early church’s understanding and application of “glad and generous hearts” and “life abundant.” (Photo: minkmonkeymoo, Creative Commons)
