Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Ash Wednesday presents us with a great paradoxical moment, one when we publicly mark ourselves with ashes even as we hear an admonition from Jesus to pray in secret and not visibly like the hypocrites. Over…
Gospel: Luke 9:28-36 The time spent recovering from an illness certainly offers opportunities for a fresh perspective on things. Daily activities that seemed mundane are suddenly missed. Things that were done easily and almost without thinking now require much more…
Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 He likely didn’t think Jesus saw him … but he was seen. He may have thought Jesus wouldn’t notice that he wasn’t paying attention as the crowd gathered and grew … but he was noticed. Perhaps he…
Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 In today’s passage from Luke we read of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. It’s the time when his parents take him to be circumcised and he receives the name offered months earlier by the archangel…
Gospel: John 2:1-11 I love that this morning’s Gospel reading, one relating the first of the seven Signs demonstrated by Jesus in John, is set at a party. The passage gives us a rich mix of tradition, culture, and echoes…