I think a children’s sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, the famous “parable of the sower” is a ton of fun. The image of God as this farmer… well I’ll show you what I mean in a minute. For kids, the story’s the thing, more than the fairly specific and minute explanation that follows. Jesus left […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, 6th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 10 (15) — Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
In Year A, the Revised Common Lectionary skips Matthew 12 entirely, then takes a three week journey through Matthew 13. This Sunday is the first of those three, giving us Matthew 13:1-9 18-23. It’s one of my favorite parables: The parable of the sower. Or the parable of the soils. You decide. Matthew 13:1-9 18-23 […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, 5th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 9 (14) — Matthew 11:19-16, 25-30
For the last three weeks the Revised Common Lectionary had us moving systematically through Matthew chapter 10. This week we hop and skip through Matthew 11. The text is Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30, including the lovely words about Jesus yoke being easy and his burden being light — which must have sounded good to anyone who […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, 4th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 8 (13) — Matthew 10:40-42
On the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, in Year A of the lectionary, we finish our three-week journey through Matthew 10. It started out with Jesus preparing his disciples for a mission trip. His lessons morphed into warnings of much later persecutions. And now we get this tiny reading which is ostensibly the conclusion of the […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, 2nd Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 6 (11) — Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23)
In Year A, the Gospel text for the Second Sunday after Pentecost is Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) — that is, the core is 9:35-10:8, and 10:9-23 is optional. I can see why they give the preacher the opportunity to cut it off partway. The text sort of morphs in the middle, subtly shifting topics. Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) 9:35-38 […]
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