Lectionary 01/12/2024
- First Sunday of Advent - Year C
Luke 21: 25-36
All Desires Known - Labour Pangs of the New Age Collect
All Desires Known - Labour Pangs of the New Age Collect
by SPCK - Janet Morley
LABOUR PANGS OF THE NEW AGE Collect Mark 13.8–end; Luke 21.25–36; Romans 8.18–25; 1 Thessalonians 5.1–11 God our deliverer, whose approaching birth still shakes the foundations of our world... Advent 1 (ABC); 2 before Lent (A); Pentecost (ABC); Proper 11 (A); 2 before Advent (ABC…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The First Sunday of Advent Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The First Sunday of Advent Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33.14–16 1 Thessalonians 3.9–13 Luke 21.25–36 Intelligent waiting seems to be the theme of these three readings – not a bad theme for the start of Advent, but definitely to be distinguished from Aunt Juley in Forster’s Howard’s End, who goes th…
Reflection: Special Occasion
Reflection: Special Occasion
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Special occasion We were visiting Edinburgh and couldn’t understand why one particular street was so crowded with people. Everyone seemed to be moving towards the pavement edge where they were kept back by barriers and all were excited. We had no wish to get caught in…
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C) Reflection accompanying image “Advent Kairos Moments” As the sky lightens at daybreak this is the moment in which the sun penetrates the chilly shroud of mist and bathes the landscape in milky light. Chronological time become…
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