Lectionary
Ruminations 2.0 is a revised continuation of Lectionary Ruminations. Focusing on The Revised Common Lectionary Readings for the upcoming Sunday from New Revised
Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible, Lectionary
Ruminations 2.0 draws on nearly thirty years of pastoral experience. Believing that the questions we ask are often
more important than any answers we find, without over reliance on commentaries I
intend with comments and questions to encourage reflection and rumination for
readers preparing to teach, preach, or hear the Word. Reader comments are
invited and encouraged. All lectionary
links are to the via the PC(USA) Devotions and
Readings website.
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4:5 What happened the day
before? Who are “they” of the “their”?
4:6 Annas and Caiaphas I am
familiar with. Who are John and
Alexander?
4:7 What prisoners? Did what? How are “power” and “name”
connected? Consider this in the context of Luke 20:2.
4:8 Was Peter filled with
the Holy Spirit prior to this or just for this? Consider this in the context of
Luke 12:11-12
4:10 Juxtapose this verse and
its “name” with Psalm 23:3 and 1 John 3:23
4:8-10 Peter’s response
might have been better received if he had not accused his interlocutors of
crucifying Jesus.
4:11 What is Peter quoting
or alluding to?
4:12 This sounds like
confessional language. How is healing (4:10) akin to salvation?
23:1-6 Is this Psalm too
familiar for us to hear it anew? IF the Shepherd image no longer fowrks for
most people, what other images might we employ – dog walker, day care worker,
home health aid?
23:1 Note that in the NRSV,
LORD is all uppercase. So what?
23:2 Have you ever lied
down in a green pasture? Have you ever
been led by still waters?
23:3 Juxtapose with Acts
4:10 and I John 3:23
23:4 What is the darkest
valley you have ever walked through? Are
a rod and a staff two different things or is this an example of Hebraic poetic
repetition?
23:5 Have you ever eaten a
meal in the presence of your enemies?
Has your head ever been anointed with oil? What is the meaning of an
overflowing cup?
23:6 What and where is the
house of the LORD?
3:16 Who is “he”? What
does it mean to lay down one’s life? Consider John 10:11-18
3:17 Ouch!
3:18 Why the moniker
“little children”?
3:19 It is beginning to
sound like “truth” is being personified.
3:20-21 It sounds like
one’s heart is the same as one inner voice or conscience. How and when do our
hearts condemn us?
3:22 Whaat has been asked?
Whose commandments? Which commandments?
3:23Where have I heard
something like this before? Juxtapose this verse with Acts 4:10 and Psalm 23:3.
What does it mean to believe in a name?
3:23-24 Consider this in
the context of John 15:1-17.
10:11 And which Psalm are
you know thinking of?
10:12-13 Who is the hired
hand?
10:14 Should we make anything
of the “I am” language?
10:15 Is Jesus referring to
the crucifixion?
10:16 I love this verse and
its invitation to think about Christian universalism. What does it mean for there to be many folds
in one flock? What is the difference between a fold and flock?
10:17 Does the Father need
a reason to love the Son? Does the notion of Jesus taking up his life again conflict
in any way with Jesus being raised rather than rising?
10:18 What command?
ADDENDUM
I
am currently serving at the Interim Pastor of The Presbyterian Church of Cadiz,
worshiping at 154 West Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio, every Sunday at 11:00 AM. Please like The Presbyterian Church of Cadiz on facebook.
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