Staying Awake During Holy Week
Lectionary readings and guidance on using the lectionary Monday of Holy Week (April 14, 2025): Isaiah 42:1-9, Psalm 36:5-11, Hebrews 9:11-15, John 12:1-11 “Stay together, friends, don’t scatter and sleep.…
A Leader’s Prayer During Lent
Lectionary Readings for Fifth Sunday in Lent (April 6, 2025): Isaiah 43:16-21, Psalm 126, Philippians 3:4b-14, John 12:1-8 Lent Calendar (Cycle C) and guidance for using the lectionary “Lent is…
Lectionary Readings for Epiphany: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 “They set out; and there ahead of…
We’re made for more. And yet, the road between where we are and where we want to go can feel…
“God comes to us like the sun in the morning—when it is time.”—Carlo Carretto, The God Who Comes My favorite…
“If you aren’t resting, you are a slave to something.” – Adele Calhoun We tend to think of sabbath as…
“God gave us the Sabbath. Jesus taught us that we weren’t made for the Sabbath but that Sabbath was made…
Dear Church, First of all: Thank you. Thank you for the gift of life. I grew up in you as…
Where the Spirit of the Lord there is freedom. II Corinthians 3:17 Today as we mark the Juneteenth national holiday,…
My favorite thing about the Easter story—aside from the resurrection itself—is reading the stories about Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances and how…
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