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23rd Sunday after Pentecost, October 26   Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)             Or Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52

The gospel for this week comes again from John 6:56-69.  We have five of these in a row.  John 6 is an interesting chapter because in it Jesus drives to the heart of his message in speaking especially to his disciples, and many of them can’t handle it.  They leave. I have discussed the gritty,…

It’s not surprising that, as I read the passages for Advent 1B, [corrected from 1A-What can I have been thinking?] I got the sense of expectation, and even just a bit (or more) of impatience.  We have the prayer for God’s intervention and protection in Psalm 80, the cry for God to rend the heavens…

For many Christians, especially those who love theology, the Gospel of John is a favorite.  There’s a good reason why it is used in the lectionary on high holy days–it reflects on the meaning of the events in the life of Jesus. For me, however, the gospel of Mark has always had a special place. …

In trying to write these lectionary notes I have found that it is so much easier to get notes into my Bible margin, or on sticky notes marking the pages as I read, than it is to write them up for others.  I hope some of you will be patient enough to stick with me…