RCL Reflection, 1st Sunday after Christmas, Year B, December 27, 2020
Christians can recognize the inner child, the child that has been redeemed and welcomed into God’s family as full participants, with all the rights, privileges, and promises of the Christ. We are not temporary members of God’s family but rather real children, adopted in love. (Photo: barnimages, Creative Commons)
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas, Year B, December 31, 2017
While many folks are already packing away the Christmas decorations, returning the unwanted or ill-fitting gifts to retailers, and moving on with life as usual, we who bear Christ’s name and family connection keep on singing the carols, continuing to tell the old, old story, and gladly holding out our empty hands for the crumb of bread and sip of wine that contains the Savior of the world. How will you continue to steward and savor the good news and joy this week? (Photo: sblezard, Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas, Year B, December 28, 2014
Perhaps today’s ordinary yet extraordinary story from the scant reporting of Jesus’ childhood is a reminder to us that even in the midst of the ordinary, as Christians we are marked by the extraordinary love and mercy of the Creator of the Cosmos. We dare not forget this fact, even as we work, play, love, eat, and grow. (Photo: Derry Oates, Creative Commons License)
