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.
It’s not only a good idea to take a full day off from work and enter into sacred time, it’s also a commandment — one of God’s Top Ten! Yet one survey showed only 10 percent of pastors keep it. Guideposts magazine offers these five suggestions for keeping the Sabbath! (Photo: redwinegums, Creative Commons)
In a culture where Sundays have become just like our busy weekend Saturday, it’s important to remember that keeping the Sabbath day holy is not just a good tip for your mental and physical health, it’s a commandment — one of the Big Ten! Make it a part of your 2018 Christian education plan to […]
In this study of the necessity of leisure, cultural curator Maria Popova calls us all to rethink our ideas about work and play and rest. While the article does not address Sabbath, the connections are clear. Stewardship of our selves and our time are essential to a well-balanced life and vigorous spirituality. (Photo: Andres N […]
Did you check your work email while on vacation? Chances are you did. This article examines our addiction to technology and the need for a break. Read Lloyd Alter’s article and then consider how you might enjoy a digital Sabbath. (Photo: Mike Prosser, Creative Commons)
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, August 25, 2013
The Sabbath is designed to free us–both for praise and worship and from the workaday world–and Jesus models sabbath-keeping in a way that we can learn from and apply to our 21st century contexts. Read on for ideas for worship, and time with youth and children. Blessings on your preparation. (Photo: Janis K, Creative Commons)
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 22, 2010
Lectionary Reflection
Are you bound in your preaching and teaching by a lack of consistent practice or by the cares of your parish and the world? This week’s texts invite us to be healed, to delight in God, and to rejoice.
