Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 5/31/23
For Sunday, June 4, 2023
The Most Holy Trinity
Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
John 3:16-18
Soren Kierkegaard reminds us that life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced. The same can be said about God. God, who is ... Read More »
Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 5/11/23
For Sunday, May 14, 2023
6th Sunday of Easter
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
1 Peter 3:15-18
John 14:15-21
How familiar are we with God’s Presence in our lives … I mean, really?!?! We say that we are because that’s the right answer to the question.
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Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 5/03/23
For Sunday, May 7, 2023
5th Sunday of Easter
Acts 6:1-7
1 Peter 2:4-9
John 14:1-12
“Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” — John 14:6
I consider myself to ... Read More »
Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 4/27/23
For Sunday, April 30, 2023
4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
1 Peter 2:20b-25
John 10:1-10
“The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has ... Read More »
Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 4/19/23
For Sunday, April 23, 2023
3rd Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14, 22-33
1 Peter 1:17-21
Luke 24:13-35
Pope Benedict XVI suggests that “Emmaus is really everywhere, the road that leads there is the path of every Christian, indeed, every human being.” From the time we develop the gift ... Read More »
Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 3/31/23
For Sunday, April 2, 2023
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Isaiah 50:4-7
Philippians 2:6-11
Matthew 26:14–27:66
The African American spiritual, “Were You There?” is deeply moving and widely used especially at this time in the liturgical year. We’ve heard it so often in churches ... Read More »
Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 3/23/23
For Sunday, March 26, 2023
5th Sunday of Lent
Ezekiel 37:12-14
Romans 8:8-11
John 11:1-45
“And Jesus wept.” — John 11:35
It strikes me every time I read the story of Lazarus’ resurrection. Of all the amazing and surprising things to occur in this ... Read More »
Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 3/15/23
For Sunday, March 19, 2023
4th Sunday of Lent
1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41
You were once in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light, for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth. ... Read More »
Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 3/09/23
For Sunday, March 12, 2023
3rd Sunday of Lent
Exodus 17:3-7
Romans 5:1-2, 5-8
John 4:5-42
It all really boils down to whether we believe the Lord is in our midst. A simple response of “yes” creates the seedbed for faith and paves the way ... Read More »
Posted by Jennifer Rumsey on 3/01/23
For Sunday, March 5, 2023
2nd Sunday of Lent
Genesis 12:1-4a
2 Timothy 1:8b-10
Matthew 17:1-9
Jesus provides us with moments of joy and consolation on our journey of faith to sustain us through the dark valleys.
In today's Gospel, Jesus leads Peter, James, ... Read More »