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  • Mercy not Sacrifice

    2nd Sunday after Pentecost – June 7th, 2026 Matthew 9: 9-13, 18-26 (Mercy not Sacrifice) In our gospel reading today we have not one, but three different stories. The call of Matthew; the healing of the synagogue leaders daughter, and… Continue reading

  • The Lord is my Shepherd

    Sunday April 26th, 2026 John 10:1-10, Psalm 23 The Lord is my Shepherd The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want, psalm 23 is perhaps the most loved of the psalms because of the comforting imagery of the Shepherd… Continue reading

  • “Seeing Clearly”

    Sunday reflection – 4th Sunday of Lent, March 15th, 2026′, Lectionary readings: I Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41 ‘Seeing Clearly’ Have you ever found yourself looking at something, and thinking you weren’t seeing it clearly.  As when… Continue reading

  • Life-Sustaining: Living Water

                                      Second Sunday of Lent, March 08, 2026 Lectionary readings: exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-5, psalm 95, John 4:5-42             … Continue reading

  • Lent2026 Draw Near in Faithfulness

    Second Sunday of Lent – March 01, 2026 Lectionary readings:  Genesis 12:1-4a, Psalm 12a, Romans 4:1-5, 13-17, John 3:1-17 Draw Near with Faithfulness Abram called by God to leave his homeland and go, Abram packs up everything, his wife, his… Continue reading

  • Temptation in the Wilderness

    1st Sunday of Lent – Feb. 22nd, 2026 Lectionary Readings: GENESIS 2:15–17; 3:1–7; PSALM 32; ROMANS 5:12–19; MATTHEW 4:1–11 Temptation in the Wilderness This past Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, we began the season of Lent.  (The 40 days leading up to… Continue reading

  • Transfiguration: Divine revelation

    Sunday Feb. 15th, 2026 Lectionary Readings for this Sunday are Exodus 24:12-18, Psalm 2, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Matthew 17:1-9 The Last Sunday after the Epiphany Transfiguration If you have ever experienced something so wonderful that you know there is nothing… Continue reading

  • Salt and Light:

    5th Sunday After The Epiphany – Feb.08, 2026 The Lectionary readings for this Sunday are Isaiah 58:1-9(a), Psalm 112:1-9, 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, Matthew 5:13-20 “You are Salt…. You are Light” “You are salt for the earth O people, salt for… Continue reading