This meditation is based on a passage for March 3, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Genesis 42:18-28 1 Reflection and Question: This passage is part of the long story of Joseph at the end of Genesis. At this point Joseph […]

This meditation is based on a passage for March 2, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Mark 3:19b-35 Reflection and Question: Jesus’ declaration that His disciples and followers are His family is among the most radical comments of His whole ministry, […]

This meditation is based on a passage for March 1, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 121 Reflection and Question: This is among my favorite psalms because the first verse was the one I recited when my name was called […]

This meditation is based on a passage for February 28, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Romans 6:3-14 Reflection and Question: Paul knows the weakness in his argument in Romans: the simple fact that we still sin after we embrace Jesus […]

This meditation is based on a passage for February 27, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 43 Reflection and Question: Because it ends in the same refrain found in Psalm 42 this cry to God is usually read as the […]

This meditation is based on a passage for February 26, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Mark 2:13-25 Reflection and Question: Amidst a series of actions by Jesus that defy tradition comes a set of images recorded in Mark, Matthew (9:16-17) […]

This meditation is based on a passage for February 25, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Genesis 39:1-23 Reflection and Question: The story of Joseph is one of the first Bible stories I learned in Sunday School as a child. But […]

This meditation is based on a passage for February 24, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Mark 1:29-45 Reflection and Question: For Jesus there was no distinction between His message, His words of proclamation of the Good News and His actions, […]

This meditation is based on a passage for February 23, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Genesis 17:12-24 Reflection and Question: Assuring Abraham that he will have a son with his wife, God charges him to seal his bond with God […]

This meditation is based on a passage for February 22, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-19 1 Reflection and Question: If there had been no problems in the church, we might not have met Paul; his letters, like […]