RCL reflection for Proper 4, 2nd Sunday of Pentecost, Year B. May 26, 2024.
Sabbath? What’s that? What’s it mean?Those questions haunt every generation. Jesus’ disagreements with the Pharisees over the Sabbath might give us clarity over how we are to observe Sabbath. The Rev. Elisabeth Hartwell explores.
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection, 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 9, Year B, June 3, 2018
Sabbath also involves ceasing, resting, and reveling in God’s love, presence, and good creation. It’s a celebration of goodness and grace all wrapped up in a loving promise that this was created and given for our good. One of the greatest gifts we can give one another as the beloved community is permission to take sabbath, even if we do it in creative and non-traditional ways. (Photo: TheDaveC, Creative Commons)
