Revised Common Lectionary

Raising of Lazarus by Peter Paul Morandell on the facade of the cemetery chapel in Rum, Tyrol (1956)
Commentary on John 11:32-44

Our passage this week forms the climax of a lengthy narrative in John 11. In [...]

photo of fig leaves
Commentary on Luke 21:25-36

As Advent begins, beloved images and icons of Christmastime start to appear—like peaceful nativity scenes [...]

Millstone in a garden
Comentario del San Marcos 9:38-50

En el evangelio de hoy continúa la conversación de Jesús [...]

Millstone in a garden
Commentary on Psalm 19:7-14

Psalm 19 celebrates God’s ordering activity through the use of two different literary elements. To [...]

Millstone in a garden
Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

The idiom “caught between a rock and a hard place” [...]

Millstone in a garden
Commentary on James 5:13-20

The first four chapters of James are not exactly comforting. In fact, the author’s blunt, [...]

Millstone in a garden
Commentary on Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29

Numbers 11 invites the reader to reflect on leadership during [...]

a mighty fortress
Comentario del San Juan 8:31-36

El Domingo de la Reforma presenta la oportunidad para abordar [...]

a mighty fortress
Commentary on Psalm 46

Type “Psalm 46” in the Working Preacher search box and you’ll discover that there are 11 other [...]

a mighty fortress
Commentary on Romans 3:19-28

Many preachers, especially those in Lutheran and Reformed traditions, will feel at home with the [...]