On Apr 23, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 23, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Matthew 4:12-17 Reflection and Question: In Matthew and Mark, Jesus withdrew into Galilee as a response to John’s arrest; in Luke, the Holy Spirit returns […]
On Apr 22, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 22, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Exodus 20:1-21 Reflection and Question: In Jewish tradition, the Ten Commandments are the essential tenets of faith. They are the heart of the covenant between […]
On Apr 21, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 21, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Colossians 1:15-23 Reflection and Question: After the usual compliments at the beginning of a New Testament letter, this passage sets out the writer’s logic: Christ […]
On Apr 20, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 20, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 66 Reflection and Question: This testimony of praise and thanksgiving to the workings of God overflows with joy. One of the repeated words for […]
On Apr 19, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 19, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: 1 Peter 5:1-14 Reflection and Question: This passage ends a letter to the first generations of Christians. Coming last, it is perhaps the most important […]
On Apr 18, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 18, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: 1 John 2:7-17 Reflection and Question: This passage is steeped in Jesus’ commandment that believers love one another: the single commandment that is both new […]
On Apr 17, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 17, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: 1 Peter 4:7-19 Reflection and Question: In the early church, followers of Jesus were routinely hunted down and persecuted. As in this passage, their neighbors […]
On Apr 16, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 16, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: John 16:1-15 Reflection and Question: In His final teaching to the disciples in John’s Gospel, Jesus assures them that His leaving has to happen so […]
On Apr 15, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 15, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 113 Reflection and Question: We have reflected before upon Hannah’s wrenching plea to conceive a child. There are many barren women in Scripture who […]
On Apr 14, 2010 ⋅ No comments
This meditation is based on a passage for April 14, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: 1 Peter 2:1-10 Reflection and Question: The writer here is addressing Christians who have abandoned the common religion of their society. Their acceptance of Christ […]
