RCL Reflection, Second Sunday in Lent, Year A. March 5, 2023. In favoring Abraham, God declares he is blessed to be a blessing for others. That’s a wonderful starting point to talk about how we use all that God entrusts to us to bless others. Mary Simonson Clark explores. (Photo: twodolla, Creative Commons)
RCL Lectionary Reflection for the Second Sunday in Lent, Year A, March 8, We need open minds and hearts for challenging times like these. We need continuing faith education to navigate rocky civil and political waters. Let us use scripture, this amazingly beautiful record of God’s interaction with humankind and creation across thousands of years, as the living, breathing work that it truly is. (Photo: Elaine Smith, Creative Commons)
Lectionary Reflection for the Second Sunday in Lent, Year A
Do you enjoy a good mystery? How about the mysteries of faith? Unlike Nicodemus, we generally don’t have to come covertly under cover of night to ponder and discuss God’s amazing love and grace or those aspects of faith that are tough to grasp. As faithful stewards, we do need to grapple with them rather than “check our brains” at the church door. In the pondering, wrestling, and sharing faith it deepens and is enlivened. Go ahead; give it a try if you haven’t already. (Photo: Coffee Shop Soulja, Creative Commons)
Second Sunday in Lent Lectionary Reflection, Year A, March 16, 2014
Yes, we are charged with stewarding the mysteries of faith in a world that seeks ready, quick, and easy answers. Impossible? Thanks to the faithful witness of those who have gone before us, we continue to share the good news and sacred mysteries that defy explanation–and that defy sin and death. Along with Nicodemus, we still sometimes wonder “How can these things be?” (Photo: Punktraum, Creative Commons)
2nd Sunday in Lent, Year A, March 20, 2011
This week’s gospel contains perhaps the most “famous” verse in scripture AND its often overlooked counterpart. Just what are the limits of God’s love for the world? How do we measure and define them? Surely such love transcends the limits of limbo and human frailty! (Photo by Gil Megidish used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
