Lectionary
Ruminations 2.0 is a revised continuation of Lectionary Ruminations. Focusing on The Revised Common Lectionary Readings for the upcoming Sunday from New Revised
Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible, Lectionary
Ruminations 2.0 draws on nearly thirty years of pastoral experience. Believing that the questions we ask are often
more important than any answers we find, without overreliance on commentaries I
intend with comments and questions to encourage reflection and rumination for
readers preparing to teach, preach, or hear the Word. Reader comments are
invited and encouraged. All lectionary
links are to the via the PC(USA)
Devotions and Readings website.
PREFACE:
Please note that while the
hot links to the readings work the readings themselves do not seem to be
complete the last I checked them. Some verses seem to be dropped from the beginning
or ending.
26:6 What mountain? Does “all
peoples” suggest universalism? Does this verse inform our understanding of the
Eucharist?
26:7 What shroud? Could
this shroud or sheet sometimes be as thin as gossamer?
26:8 Why were the people
crying? What was the people’s disgrace?
26:9 Who will say this? Was
there salvation before Christ?
Be aware that the above link offers only the odd numbered verses and
not the even numbered verses.
24:1 Can this verse inform
an environmental ethic?
24:2 Is this perhaps an
allusion to the first creation account or does it simply reflect the thrier
tiered cosmology of its day?
24:3 What and where is the
hill of the Lord? How could you answer the Psalmist’s question?
24:4 Is it permissible to swear
if it is not deceitful?
24:5 This is the second
mention of Salvation (see Isaiah 25:9) and we have not yet heard a reading from
the New Testament!
24:6 Who is in this
company? How do you “Selah” when it is found in a Psalm?
24:7 How do gates lift up
their heads? How are doors lifted up? Who is the King of glory?
24:8 Who or what “LORD” is being spoken of here?
24:9 Do I hear a refrain?
24:10 Who are the hosts?
5:1 My image what this
verse describes is somewhat informed by the conclusion of C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia series. What is the
significance of the sea being no more?
5:2 Someone once pointed
out to me that creation might start in a garden but it ends in a city. Who is
the groom?
5:3 Whose voice is
heard? Where was God’s home before this?
5:4 I am hearing echoes of Isaiah
25:8.
5:5 Who was seated on the
throne? What words are to be written?
5:6 What is done? Who are
thirsty? Where is the spring of the water of life?
11:32 Which Mary is this?
Is Mary blaming Jesus?
11:33 Why were the Jews
weeping? When was the last time you were greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply
moved?
11:34 Laid who? Why might
they have wanted Jesus to come and see?
11:35 Yes, the Bible’s
shortest verse!
11:36 Are tears always a
sign of a close relationship?
11:37 Had Jesus ever kept
anyone from dying? Are people doubting Jesus’ power?
11:38 Why is Jesus “again”
greatly disturbed? Is this a prefiguration of Jesus’ resurrection?
11:39 When did Martha enter
the scene? How did four days pass?
11:40 Do we know when Jesus
told her this?
11:41 Why did Jesus look
up? If this had taken place somewhere in the south Pacific would Jesus still
have looked up?
11:42 Have you ever prayed
a private prayer aloud so that people would hear what you were praying?
11:43 Was Jesus really
calling Lazarus or was this also for affect?
11:44 Is anyone else
thinking “Zombie”? If his feet were bound, how could he come out? If his was
covered with strips of cloth how could he see where he was going? Are there
perhaps multiple meanings to “Unbind him, and let home go”?
ADDENDUM
I am currently serving at the Interim Pastor of The Presbyterian Church of Cadiz, worshiping at 154 West Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio, every Sunday at
11:00 AM. Please
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