Tag: Sunday Lectionary Readings

Mark 1: 9-15 There are times when scripture seems to run on and on to make a single point. This week’s gospel is not one

That is the challenge of the Transfiguration… to live transfigured lives, right here, right now… with and in the love of Christ.

Yahweh who has been present among the people all along, and the people have obviously forgotten, both before the exile- in their worship of other gods, and during the exile- as they despaired of ever returning home and mourned the loss of the center of their worship in the destruction of the Temple. Their minds have skittered and scampered away, lured by distraction, and they have allowed themselves to become lost.

This week we attempt to be more thought provoking. We wrestle with the very nature of Jesus. The reason is simple: the more you study and think about Jesus, the more you learn. The more you know about Jesus, the more you love him and the closer you follow him. With Jesus, learning leads to loving; more learning leads to more loving.

Mark 1: 21-28 In the gospels of the past three weeks after Epiphany, Jesus has been starting his public life. Our reflections have been on

The book of Jonah is about the prophet Jonah, that much is obvious. But, that is not all it is about. the reading today is

Mark 1:14-20   Once again, the gospels after Epiphany are all about beginnings. Last week we saw John the Baptist meet Jesus and proclaim him