Mind the Gap: Lectionary Commentary

As always, we love spending time with the psalms! This one made us think about sabbath and racial justice, and how those two things can be connected in surprising ways!

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This gap is several chapters long making it difficult to cover everything, but it contains evergreen questions about the problems of choosing political leaders. We also spend some time reflecting on what it means to be anointed.

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On Pentecost Sunday, it's also important to talk about why we need the Holy Spirit, our Advocate, and we think the gap text here helps us do that. Stick around for the end of the episode where we go on a tangent about translation and gender.

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Similar to Maundy Thursday's gap, the verses for this week shorten the time we spend with Judas and his experience of Jesus' ministry. Join us for a conversation about how and why Christians should spend time with Judas' story and what--if any--connections it might have for Mother's Day.

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Sunday School songs, jingle bells, St. John Chrysostom... Easter Sunday can feel like a high-pressure event, but we want to remind all our preachers and lay folks that it's not about what we do, it's about what God has done for us! Christ is risen. Alleluia!

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In which Annemarie reminds us that the Magnificat is important to sing all year long and we talk about how we need to be reminded of God's deliverance over and over and over again.

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This week's episode discusses gender justice, including the death of a nonbinary child, and conflict in the Holy Land. If either of those topics are not something you are prepared to listen to today, please either come back another time or check out some of our other content. Take care of yourselves, share God's love and justice with the world, and have a blessed Lent.

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