1st Sunday in Lent Text of the readings Reflect on readings February 15 or Transfiguration Sunday All reflections at Category: Lectionary Genesis 9:8-1 The Hebrew people were terrified of water. The psalms, for example, are full of water as a metaphor for danger. Whilst being a nation on the Mediterranean coast, they only had a
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Whilst February 22 Roman Catholics, New Zealand Anglicans and others will be reading Mark 2:1-12 etc., those following the Revised Common Lectionary will generally be celebrating the Transfiguration with the following readings. Mark 9:2-9 This describes an altered state of consciousness understood and experienced in 90% of cultures studied by anthropologists, but blocked in the
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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 7th Sunday after Epiphany – 1st Sunday before Lent Text of the readings Reflect on Transfiguration readings Reflect on readings February 15 All reflections at Category: Lectionary I am aware that on this Sunday, many following the Revised Common Lectionary will be celebrating the Transfiguration with different readings. Please
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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 6th Sunday after Epiphany – 2nd Sunday before Lent Text of the readings Reflect on readings February 8 All reflections at Category: Lectionary 2 Kings 5:1-14 2 Kings is simply the second scroll of a single work. It covers from the reign of Ahaziah (c 850-849 BCE) to the
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Previously I have provided a brief introduction to the Sunday readings, with context and background (example). I am experimentally trying something new here: You can add your insights, reflections, sermon suggestions, hymn suggestions – anything positive and useful (even layout and web organisational ideas) – in the comments box. I will choose to publish from
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