Month: February 2025

Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany: Genesis 45:3-11, 15; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50; Luke 6:27-38; Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 The thing about the lectionary is that you don’t get to choose your favorite passages, or the ones you need at the moment. You have to deal with scripture, and sometimes it hits in difficult places. Today is one…

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, February 16, 2025: Jeremiah 17:5-10; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26; Psalm 1 Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength,whose hearts turn away from the Lord. . .Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,whose trust is the Lord. It’s all about where you put…

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 9, 2025: Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13]; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11; Psalm 138 Today we hear two stories of being called, both of which make me a bit uneasy. In Isaiah we hear the story of him being called. In a vision, Isaiah sees the Lord seated on a throne, and…

The Presentation of our Lord, February 2, 2025: Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40; Psalm 84 or Psalm 24:7-10 Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation,which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentilesand for…