Tag: lectionary
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The Time of Our Salvation
2 Timothy 1:8-12 – 5/28/2026 [God] saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, and this grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before [historic time]. 2 Timothy 1:9 (NRSVue with my re-translation) When I left the life of the…
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The Breath of God, Third Person of the Trinity
Psalm 104:24-35 – 5/26/2026 When you send forth your spirit [or breath], [living things] are created, and you renew the face of the ground. Psalm 104:30 (NRSVue) The word “Spirit” in both the Greek and Hebrew portions of the Bible is a tricky word. In both languages the word that gets translated as “spirit” primarily…
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Food for the Hungry from an Embodied God
Joel 2:18-29 – 5/25/2026 I am sending you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied Joel 2:19 (NRSVue) Today’s reading from the Hebrew Prophet Joel contains the prophesy that Peter references on the first day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descends on the gathered believers. “I will pour out my spirit on…
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The Partnership between God and Man
John 20:19-23 – 5/24/2026 – Day of Pentecost When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” John 20:22-23 (NRSVue) Today’s text comes from the celebration…
Dionysus on a Bike 