March 26, 2023 — Fifth Sunday of Lent EZ 37:12-14; PS 130:1-8; ROM 8:8-11; JN 11:1-45 or JN 11:3-7, 20-27, 33b-45 At this point in our Lenten journey, it is tempting to grow weary of the spiritual disciplines we have taken on. Today’s readings inspire us to remain faithful, in grateful response to a God […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Readings: March 19, 2023
March 19, 2023 — Fourth Sunday of Lent 1 SM 16:1B, 6-7, 10-13A; PS 23:1-6; EPH 5:8-14; JN 9:1-41 or JN 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Today’s readings on this fourth Sunday of Lent are filled with contrasting images — God’s vision versus human vision, the light of Christ versus the darkness of sin, spiritual blindness versus spiritual sightedness. […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Readings: March 12, 2023
March 12, 2023 — Third Sunday of Lent EX 17:3-7; PS 95:1-2, 6-9; ROM 5:1-2, 5-8; JN 4:5-42 OR JN 4:5-15, 19B-26, 39A, 40-42 Today’s readings on this third Sunday of Lent present us with the theme of “thirst” and show us that a stewardship way of life can both satisfy our spiritual thirst for Christ and help us […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Readings: March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023 — Second Sunday of Lent GN 12:1-4A; PS 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 TIM 1:8B-10; MT 17:1-9 Our readings for this second Sunday of Lent offer us, as Christian stewards, the motivation to continue our 40-day journey toward deeper holiness. The first reading from the book of Genesis describes God’s call to Abram […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Readings: February 26, 2023
February 26, 2023 — First Sunday of Lent GN 2:7-9; 3:1-7; PS 51:3-6,12-13,17; ROM 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19; MT 4:1-11 As we begin the beautiful and challenging season of Lent, our readings this week remind us why it is that we need these 40 days so much. They also suggest a particular strategy we Christian stewards might take […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Readings: February 19, 2023
February 19, 2023 — Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time LV 19:1-2, 17-18; PS 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 COR 3:16-23; MT 5:38-48 “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Talk about a high bar! This verse, at the end of today’s Gospel passage from Matthew, sets the tone for all the readings this […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Reading: February 12, 2023
February 12, 2023 — Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time SIR 15:15-20; PS 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 COR 2:6-10; MT 5:17-37 OR 5:20-22A, 27-28, 33-34A, 37 Today’s readings challenge us to reflect on the true state of our hearts as it relates to stewardship. Do we think of stewardship as something we take care of […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Readings: February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023 — Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 58: 7-10; PS 112:4-9; 1 COR 2:1-5; MT 5:13-16 Today’s readings are part pep talk and part marching orders for us as Christian stewards. They offer wonderfully clear guidance on what matters most to God in the way we prioritize our lives and the way He intends […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Readings: January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023 — Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time Zep 2:3 – 3: 12-13; Ps 146: 6-10; 1 Cor 1: 26-31; Mt 5: 1-12A Today’s Gospel Reading from Matthew recounts what we know as Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. This entire reflection could be devoted to that, of course, but as always, there are also […]
Stewardship Reflection on the Lectionary Readings: January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023 — Third Sunday in Ordinary Time IS 8:23-9:3; PS 27:1,4, 13-14; 1 COR 1:10-13, 17; MT 4:12-23 OR 4:12-17 Today’s readings remind us that stewardship is not just a thing we do — rather, stewardship is at the core of who we are as disciples of Christ. Our first reading, from Isaiah, […]
