Meditations from Lectionary of Book of Common Prayer

Isaiah 45:21-25 As we go through life, there are some things that are important, and some that are not quite as important.  Taking care of o...

John 11:17-44 Holy Week, the last week of Jesus’ earthly life, is right upon us, beginning tomorrow.  Several days before Jesus entered the ...

Romans 6:16-23 In most places around the world today, slavery is illegal.  People are no longer forced to work against their will with no pa...

Psalm 130 Not many of us can say that we have ever been at the bottom of a pit, needing to be rescued.  There are times, though, when some p...

Ezekiel 37:1-14 If you came upon a huge pile of bones, what would be your reaction?  Would you be scared?  Perhaps if you had a medical or s...

John 9:1-13, 28-38 How much evidence does it take for someone to believe that something has happened?  Even with evidence right in front of ...

Ephesians 5:8-14 Walking in the dark can sometimes be dangerous.  Many years ago, back when I was a teenager, I was going through a dark hal...