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Third Sunday of Epiphany

Prayer before reading: Lord Jesus, You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To see you To know you To follow you.  Amen Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. Third Sunday after the Epiphany As we listen to the reading in Mark this week, and then enter into [...]

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Epiphany and Baptism of the Lord

Prayer before reading:   Lord Jesus, You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To see you, As  Simeon and Anna see And know you. Amen   Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. Epiphany and Baptism of the Lord The early narratives of the infant Jesus have led us [...]

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First Sunday After Christmas

Prayer before reading:          Lord Jesus,                     You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To see you, As  Simeon and Anna see And know you. Amen  Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. First Sunday after Christmas Day The days following Jesus’ birth are marked by Hebrew law and tradition. [...]

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Christmas Day: Nativity of our Lord

 Prayer before reading:    Lord Jesus,                     You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To see you, To hear you, Here, in the manger. Amen  Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. Christmas Day: Nativity of the Lord The lectionary readings for Christmas Day, the Nativity of our Lord, lead [...]

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Fourth Sunday of Advent

Prayer before reading:     Lord Jesus Christ, You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To see you, To hear you, To receive your Spirit, To be led by your Spirit. Amen    Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. Season of Advent:  Week Four The lectionary reading for this [...]

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Third Sunday of Advent

Prayer before reading:     Lord Jesus Christ,                    You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To see you, To hear you, To receive your Spirit, To be led by your Spirit. Amen  Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. Season of Advent:  Week Three In this third week of Advent, [...]

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Second Sunday of Advent

 Prayer before reading: Lord Jesus Christ, You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To wait To stay with you. Amen   Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. Second Sunday of Advent The Advent pilgrimage leads us into the wilderness;  a desert of waiting. Far from the noise [...]

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First Sunday of Advent

Prayer before reading: Lord Jesus Christ, You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To wait To stay with you. Amen Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. First Sunday of Advent The lectionary year takes us on a pilgrimage. The path circles like a labyrinth, weaving back and [...]

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Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

 Prayer before reading: Lord Jesus Christ, You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To wait To stay with you. Amen Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost As we arrive at the end of our pilgrimage in the church year, the lectionary readings thrust [...]

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Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

Prayer before reading: Lord Jesus Christ, You  call us to come To be with you. By your Spirit help me To see you, To hear you, To receive your Spirit, To be led by your Spirit. Amen Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture. Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost This week the lectionary readings thrust us [...]

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