Readings and Reflections for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Isaiah 40:21-31 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Psalm 147: 1-12, 21c Mark 1:29-39 Dear Friends, The prophet Isaiah paints a vivid contrast between the Creator of all, who “sits above the circle of the…
The Bishop is coming to St. Matthew’s
The word “Episcopal” literally means “Bishop.” We are a church with Bishops, not unlike the Roman Catholic or Eastern Churches. Other Protestant churches often have leaders or committees with different…
Readings and Reflections for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Psalm 139 John 1:43:51 The boy Samuel is destined to be a great prophet of God. But he must first learn how to identify when the…
Readings and Reflections on the First Sunday After Christmas
Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25,4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Isaiah 61 celebrates with great joy the coming vindication/salvation of Zion/Jerusalem. Vindication, because the people of Israel will be lifted from disgrace and exile and…
Christmas This Year: A Meditation
“In the beginning was the Word…in him was life, and the life was the light of humanity. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it…the…