RCL reflection, Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B. February 4, 2024.
We moderns like to gripe that we are too busy, but Jesus’ frenetic pace in the first chapter of Mark gives us noting to complain about. Maybe we should model Jesus’ wise use of time and self-renewal. Elisabeth Hartwell explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B
February 7, 2021
Why are you a Christ follower? Do you have a clear, concise answer that you can adapt to meet folks where they are? If not, may this week’s lessons give you some ideas, some courage, and some confidence that you can share the good news at any age and stage of life. (Image: Jesus Mural of Faith, Hope, Love, and Peace, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of Vanderbilt Divinity Library)
RCL Reflection, 5th Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B, Feb. 4, 2018
This week’s Old Testament lesson and gospel lesson remind us that we all stand in need of healing, renewal, and rest, and that the source of that rest is God. Even Jesus knew to recharge his batteries in prayer and time apart. (Photo: Hernan Pinera, Creative Commons)
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Year B, February 8, 2015
How we approach our work, our sense of wholeness and balance, and our mission to love God and serve neighbor in all that we do is part of stewardship. It’s worth considering. It’s important to talk about. And it’s key to one’s discipleship journey and the life of faith. This week’s gospel provides one such opportunity to do so. (Photo: FaceMePLS, Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 5, 2012
Dear colleagues in ministry, this week’s lessons offer hope for the weary, the wounded, the wanderer, and you. God loves you and wants to lift you up so that you can continue what you came to do. (Photo by Carl Chapman used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
