RCL reflection for Proper 7, Year B. June 23, 2024. We live in crazy times Storms in our lives, our congregations, our community, our world. We are fearful of so much. What would it mean for us to hear Jesus’ command, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Deacon Timothy Siburg explores. (Photo: Ben Salter, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 7, Year B
June 20, 2021
Heaven starts here—not at some pie in the sky future date when we’ve vacated this reality for eternity—so we might as well start living like it. After all, wouldn’t you rather be living in Christ’s reign than in a purgatory/hell of your own construction?
Revised Common Lectionary for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7), Year B, June 24, 2018
When you step into the pulpit or lead a group discussion this weekend, take heart. We can do this hard thing, my friends. We can see one another, hear one another, and love one another by the grace of God. Yes, we must speak the truth to power and to one another, we must not allow evil to go unchallenged, but we must do so in love and with compassion and kindness. Only by building relationships can we stand together, only by loving God and neighbor can we live grace-fully. (Photo: Anna Oh, Creative Commons)
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Year B, June 22, 2015
One might think we wouldn’t need reminders of just how amazing the Creator of the Cosmos really is, but then again we are human and prone to forget that we don’t really control much of anything at all. It’s not about us; it’s all about God and God’s desire to be in relationship with us. (Photo: Stenly Lam, Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, June 24, 2012
How does a wide open faith and heart help us to deal with life’s storms? Even when we don’t realize it, God is riding the waves with us, bringing us through the chaos into safe, grace-full harbors. (Photo by NASA used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
