Lessons and Reflections for the Third Sunday of Advent
Psalm 126 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28 Dear Friends, This is the Sunday when many traditional churches light a “rose” colored candle on the Advent wreath, signifying the theme of…
Lessons and Reflections for the Last Sunday of Pentecost – Christ the King Sunday
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 The prophet Ezekiel declares a day when God will seek out his scattered and wounded people and judge between the “fat sheep and lean sheep” – the “fat…
Lessons and Reflections for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost
Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Chapter 19 of Leviticus describes how Israel is to live as a people who reflect and embody God’s own holiness. In these verses this looks…
Lessons and Reflections for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost
In the reading from Isaiah, we hear the words of God to Cyrus, a foreign ruler, who is nonetheless called “anointed” = called, chosen, and empowered by God for God’s own…
Lessons and Reflections for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 The prophet Isaiah describes a day when the Lord God will redeem his people and restore them to the fullness of life. The…
Lessons and reflections for the 18th Sunday After Pentecost, October 8, 2017
Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21: 33-46 The prophet Isaiah paints the scene of a vineyard that is lovingly established by its owner. It is clear that the vineyard is the…
Lessons and Reflections for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, October 1, 2017
Exodus 17:1-7 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 In the reading from Exodus, we hear the people of Israel contending with Moses over the lack of water. Their complaint to Moses is…
Lessons and Reflections for Saint Matthew’s Day, Sunday September 24, 2017
Proverbs 3:1-6 Timothy 3:14-17 Matthew 9:9-13 Dear Friends, In place of the usual readings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the saint for whom both our Parish and one of the…