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Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/christmas-eve-nativity-of-our-lord/commentary-on-luke-21-14-15-20-13Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth is beautiful in its humane simplicity. Who can forget it? The story unfolds in three clear episodes. We sympathize with Joseph and (especially) pregnant Mary, as they make the journey (...)
Commentary on Mark 1:4-11
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/baptism-of-our-lord-2/commentary-on-mark-14-11-3Mark is the only book in the Bible that announces itself as a “gospel” (Mark 1:1), the good news about Jesus, a verse read 5 weeks ago on the second Sunday of Advent. There is (...)
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/baptism-of-our-lord-2/commentary-on-genesis-11-5-3Genesis 1 is a grand symphony of a text: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” It is majestic, liturgical, epic prose. “And God said … ” “There was evening and there (...)
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/transfiguration-of-our-lord-2/commentary-on-2-corinthians-43-6-3The transfiguration of Christ entails seeing Jesus as nothing short of God’s glory. For Paul, to see Christ in this manner is to see God’s good news for the whole world. Seeing is believing. Unfortunately, (...)
Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/vigil-of-easter-3/commentary-on-proverbs-81-8-19-21-94b-6The portion of Proverbs before us constitutes the sixth of twelve readings for the Vigil of Easter where, in some liturgies, it is accompanied with the descriptor, “The wisdom of God.” The response is Psalm (...)
Commentary on Mark 8:31-38
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/second-sunday-in-lent-2/commentary-on-mark-831-38-3We know that the ways of God are different from the ways of the world. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens (...)
Commentary on Psalm 85:8-13
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-15-2/commentary-on-psalm-858-13-7Psalm 85 is a communal prayer for help and verses 8-13 express confidence that the help prayed for will indeed come. Thus, the lectionary reading comprises the portion of the psalm that announces and describes (...)
Commentary on Hebrews 5:5-10
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/fifth-sunday-in-lent-2/commentary-on-hebrews-55-10-3This text from Hebrews is part of an exposition on the high priestly character of Jesus that begins at 4:14. The subject is picked up again at the end of chapter six and is the (...)
Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/resurrection-of-our-lord-2/commentary-on-psalm-1181-2-14-24-9Psalm 118 is the last psalm in a group of six psalms in Book Five known as the “the Egyptian Hallel” (Psalms 113-118), psalms that are used in present-day Jewish life at the Passover meal (...)
Commentary on Acts 10:34-43
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/resurrection-of-our-lord-2/commentary-on-acts-1034-43-14The first Easter drastically changed how Christians understand God’s activity in the world. Today’s first reading features a similar paradigm shift in Christians’ understanding, regarding how wide-reaching God’s favor truly is. I. The literary context: (...)