The Gospel text for the 5th Sunday of Lent is John 12:20-33, when some Greeks show up and say “We want to see Jesus.” It is a fascinating story, with surprising twists and turns, each of which merits meditation. “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies…” The moment that always sticks […]
The Cleansing of the Temple — Lent 3
In Year B, the Gospel for the third Sunday in Lent jumps from Mark to John. The text is John 2:13-22, “the cleansing of the temple.” It is a strange time to leave Mark behind: Mark tells the same story in chapter 11, but the lectionary never selects it. We read it in Lent, and […]
The Transfiguration — Mark 9:2-9
Duccio di Buoninsegna – Transfiguration (public domain) This Sunday is “Transfiguration Sunday” in the West, and so in Year B the Revised Common Lectionary gives us Mark 9:2-9. The same text will be one of the options just two weeks from now, on the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The Transfiguration Unlike last week’s Gospel, this […]
A Day in the Life of Jesus — Mark 1:29-39
For Year B, on the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, the Revised Common Lectionary Gospel text is Mark 1:29-39. It is more “a day in the life of Jesus” than on one of those texts that makes a single, unified point. A Day in the Life of Jesus That is to say, it is an amazing […]
The Presentation of Jesus — Luke 2:22-40
Guido Da Siena – Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (public domain) On the First Sunday after Christmas, the Revised Common Lectionary offers us the text known as “The Presentation of Jesus.” It’s Luke 2:22-40 and comes in four distinct scenes. The Presentation The scene is set for the Presentation with references to the Holy […]
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