First Sunday of Advent Year B, November 29, 2020
The Year B readings are just about right for these crazy times, calling us to a different way of preparing for the arrival of the Messiah. The lessons this week don’t fall into the warm and fuzzy category, rather they are designed to shake us out of our complacency, seasonal nostalgia, and consumption. (Image: Turalbus, Creative Commons)
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection, Fourth Sunday of Advent Year A, December 22, 2019
This week’s lessons remind us that good things often follow times of stress, trouble, and complication, i.e. course corrections. We, like Joseph, can respond with openness and a willingness to embrace change and new directions as we follow Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us. (Photo: jerryw387, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, 1st Sunday of Advent, Year B, Dec. 3, 2017
Advent calls us to be fully present, alert for signs of Jesus’ inbreaking into our lives and neighborhoods, and holding to the hope that is promised to us. Unfortunately, there are plenty of distractions and temptations, pushes and pulls on our time and resources. Perhaps the biggest gift we can share is to give each other permission to slow down so that God can work in and through and with us. (Photo: Cat Branchman, Creative Commons)
