Patience is not one of my virtues, as those closest to me know. I want answers now, clarity now, unresolved issues settled now, anxiety lifted now.
Advent
Bring it on, commerce.
Advent | Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year C)
Micah 5:2-5a (Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 80:1-7); Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)
Advent | Third Sunday of Advent (Year C)
Zephaniah 3:14-20 (Isaiah 12:2-6); Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18
Advent | Second Sunday of Advent (Year C)
Baruch 5:1-9 or Malachi 3:1-4 (Luke 1:68-79); Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6
Advent | First Sunday of Advent (Year C)
Jeremiah 33:14-16 (Psalm 25:1-10); 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36
Advent | Third Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 (Psalm 126 or Luke 1:46b-55); 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28
Advent | Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year B)
2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 (Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26); Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38
Advent | Second Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Isaiah 40:1-11 (Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13); 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8
Advent | First Sunday of Advent (Year B)
Isaiah 64:1-9 (Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19); 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37
Advent | Second Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12
Advent | Third Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11
Advent | First Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44
I’m not the only preacher who wonders occasionally about the logic of the Sunday lectionary readings. Why is this text included but not that one? I usually conclude that someone wiser than I is choosing these texts and that the logic of it will be revealed to me if I stay with the texts long enough.