Lenten Reflections and Meditations

Luke 19:28-40 By: Jonathan Melton “After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going…

Acts 17:22-31 By: Rachel Jones Photo by Nils Chittenden Saying someone has the spiritual gift…

Matthew 13:47-52 By: Zack Nyein As a newly-minted postulant for the priesthood in The Episcopal…

Luke 2:25–35 By: Jessie Vedanti Photo by Nils Chittenden Simeon, a man whose only credentials…

By: Callie Swanlund When I was little, I remember waking up one Saturday morning and…

Romans 4:13-18 By: Hershey Mallette “For the promise that he would inherit the world did…

Psalm 122 By: Grace Flint From Grace’s recent visit to the Philippines (2013) I grew…

Philippians 3:4b-14 By: Jason Sierra “I press on towards the goal for the prize of…

John 7:37-52 By: Adam Pike In our gospel reading for today, we hear Jesus make…

Wisdom 2:1a, 12-24 By: Jamie Osborne End of Day (2013) Lent is a serious time in…

Exodus 32:7–14 By: Jonathan Melton The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) I…

By: Phillip Fackler After graduating from college, I spent a year working in Malawi. I…

Mark 10:42-45 By: Rachel Jones Prophets are intended to be truth-tellers of the most serious…

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 By: Allison Sandlin Liles The gift of prophecy is one that, I…

Isaiah 65:17-25 By: Zack Nyein I grew up in the buckle of the Bible Belt. The…

Wisdom 7:24-28 By: Callie Swanlund During my senior year in high school, I was in…

2 Samuel 22: 1-19 By: Hillary Raining Camp Weed, Live Oak, FL (2013) “He reached…

Daniel 6:10-16 By: Margaret Ellsworth Photo By Aaron Wolpert Last year for Lent, I didn’t give…

Sirach 38:1-8 By: Christopher Esposito-Bernard Whenever a church hires a new pastor, there’s a buzz…

Matthew 18:21–35 By: Lindy Bunch This past spring, I had the opportunity to travel with…

Colossians 3:12–17 By: Lucas John Mix Lent is a time of taking on duties and…

Isaiah 55:1-9 By: Nina Vest Salmon The dining hall at the college where I teach…

Psalm 95:1-7 By: Nils Chittenden Icon, Westcott House, Cambridge, England Although I’ve recited Psalm 95…

Mark 4:26-29 By: Vivian Taylor “He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God…

Luke 4:14-21 By: Patrick Christopher Kangrga Reading Torah, Toronto, Canada (2012) Lent is a perplexing…

Philippians 4:4-9 By: April C. Caballero “Peace in the Black Light” by Unreal Photography The…

Luke 10:38-42 By: Cameron Partridge Hope in Action Campaign, Diocese of Massachusetts At first glance,…

John 7:37-41a By: Mary Catherine Young Iconographer: The Rev. Jon H. Walsted, Staten Island, New…

Luke 9:28-36 By: Hillary Raining Gospel book, scene: Incarnation and Transfiguration, c. 1025-1050 Faith is…

Matthew 5:11-16 By: Margaret Ellsworth In college I lived in a house with five of…