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As a lectionary preacher who works mainly on Sundays, I have spent much of my preaching life grazing the well-fertilized pastures that my tradition has laid out for me. Sometimes I press up against the fence, drooling over an especially tasty-looking morsel from 1 Chronicles or 2 John, but on the whole I stay where I am supposed to stay. Recently, however, presented with the opportunity to choose my own lections on an ordinary Wednesday, I bolted through the open gate and preached on Proverbs for the first time in my life.