Posted in Church Year on Mar 29th, 2009
“Purity of heart is to will one thing.” –Soren Kierkegaard
The alternate Psalm for this Fifth Sunday of Lent is from Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible (176 verses), the whole of which is a paean of praise to God’s law. I read this psalm last week as part of my church’s challenge to [...]
Posted in Church Year on Mar 22nd, 2009
The passages for the fourth Sunday of Lent all speak of mercy: God’s mercy in providing the weird bronze serpent for the Israelites to look at and live (Numbers 21), God’s mercy in preserving the lives of the sick and healing their infirmities (Psalm 107) , God’s mercy in coming as Jesus to live as [...]
Posted in Church Year on Mar 16th, 2009
Even if you don’t read any other lectionary passages during Lent, please read this week’s. I’m listing them first, before my reflection, because they are so rich and anything I say about them will be poor in comparison.
The lectionary readings for the third Sunday of Lent:
Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19
I Cor. 1:18-25
John 2:13-22
First, the Ten Commandments. Always [...]