Archive for the ‘A Four-Year Lectionary (Humes) Year D’ Category
Above: Pentecost Dove
Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor
Light in the Darkness
JUNE 5, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 2:1-21 or Joel 2:21-32 (Protestant and Anglican)/Joel 2:21-3:5 (Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Roman Catholic)
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Acts 2:1-11 or Romans 8:22-27
John 15:26-16:15
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The Humes lectionary readings for Pentecost across all four years are mostly the same. In fact, the readings for Years B and D on this day are identical. I understand; feasible options are limited.
Anyway, after writing lectionary-based devotions for more than a decade, I fall barely short of dreading composing another devotion for Pentecost. My perspective is unique; only I know how often I have repeated myself. I may have something not excessively repetitive to offer in this post.
One of the major themes in the Gospel of John is the conflict between light (good) and darkness (evil). We read that the Holy Spirit will reveal to the world how wrong it has been about sin, about who was in the right, and about judgment.
Pentecost was nearly 2000 years ago. The world has persisted in a state of denial and obliviousness. Human nature has not changed.
Yet may we take courage. God remains sovereign. And those who cleave to the light remain in Christ, who is in God. The light shines on the just and the unjust. And the darkness has not overcome the light.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 12, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT BENEDICT BISCOP, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT OF WEARMOUTH
THE FEAST OF SAINT AELRED OF HEXHAM, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT OF RIEVAULX
THE FEAST OF SAINT ANTHONY MARY PUCCI, ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
THE FEAST OF HENRY ALFORD, ANGLICAN PRIEST, BIBLICAL SCHOLAR, LITERARY TRANSLATOR, HYMN WRITER, HYMN TRANSLATOR, AND BIBLE TRANSLATOR
THE FEAST OF SAINT MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS, FOUNDRESS OF THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/light-in-the-darkness-part-vi/
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This is post #450 of LENTEN AND EASTER DEVOTIONS.
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Above: Christ and the Adulteress, by Rocco Marconi
Image in the Public Domain
In Vain
MAY 29, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 19:1-20
Psalm 97
3 John
John 8:1-11
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The name of Jesus has power, but only when people who believe in him use it. Consider, O reader, the hilarious scene in Acts 19:11-20 and the serious issue (division of a congregation by one man) in the Third Letter of John. God is the king and the earth should exult, as Psalm 97 reminds us. However, some people still use religion self-servingly.
John 7:53-8:11 is a floating pericope. Some ancient copies of the Gospel of Luke place it in different locations. The final version of the Gospel of Luke lacks it. And one can jump from John 7:52 to 8:12 without missing a beat. This floating pericope is a compelling story–originally part of the Gospel of Luke–that has settled down as John 7:53-8:11.
Those who sought to entrap Jesus (yet again) used an adulteress as their pawn. They seemed unconcerned about the whereabouts of the man with whom she had sinned. Where was he? His absence was conspicuous.
These Pharisees had distorted the Law of Moses to attempt to entrap Jesus. They had focused on the death penalty (Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22) for one sinner and not the other one. These Pharisees had also ignored the real issue at work in the Law of Moses vis-à-vis adultery: the protection and stability of a man’s property. Whatever Jesus wrote, he compelled the accusers to leave. He reversed the trap.
Then Jesus forgave the woman.
The Law of God is not a blunt weapon to manipulate for one’s purposes. Neither is the name of Jesus.
This point leads me back to Exodus 20:7:
You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, for Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who misuses his name.
—The New Jerusalem Bible (1985)
Robert D. Miller, II, of The Catholic University of America, offers a germane analysis of this commandment in his Understanding the Old Testament course (2019) for The Great Courses. He explains:
This is a warning that there is no possibility of involving the name of God without something happening.
–Course Guidebook, 39
That something may involve ricochet.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 12, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT BENEDICT BISCOP, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT OF WEARMOUTH
THE FEAST OF SAINT AELRED OF HEXHAM, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT OF RIEVAULX
THE FEAST OF SAINT ANTHONY MARY PUCCI, ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
THE FEAST OF HENRY ALFORD, ANGLICAN PRIEST, BIBLICAL SCHOLAR, LITERARY TRANSLATOR, HYMN WRITER, HYMN TRANSLATOR, AND BIBLE TRANSLATOR
THE FEAST OF SAINT MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS, FOUNDRESS OF THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/in-vain/
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Above: Saint Paul Preaches in Athens
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The Incarnation
MAY 22, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 17:16-34
Psalm 42
2 John
John 17:1-26
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Attaching a precise theological label to the heresy in the community of the Second Letter of John is difficult. Which -ism is it? Anyway, it entails denying the Incarnation.
The Incarnation is central to Christianity. Easter depends upon Good Friday. Easter and Good Friday, in turn depend upon Christmas. Therefore, whenever I listen to certain classical music for Christmas and hear the familiar tune of the Passion Chorale, I know that some composers understood the link between Christmas and Easter.
The Incarnation may be one of the more audacious claims of Christian doctrine. It seems absurd to many. Rejection of it by many may discourage some who proclaim the Gospel. Yet the light continues to shine in the darkness, which has not overcome it.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 12, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT BENEDICT BISCOP, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT OF WEARMOUTH
THE FEAST OF SAINT AELRED OF HEXHAM, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT OF RIEVAULX
THE FEAST OF SAINT ANTHONY MARY PUCCI, ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
THE FEAST OF HENRY ALFORD, ANGLICAN PRIEST, BIBLICAL SCHOLAR, LITERARY TRANSLATOR, HYMN WRITER, HYMN TRANSLATOR, AND BIBLE TRANSLATOR
THE FEAST OF SAINT MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS, FOUNDRESS OF THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/the-incarnation/
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Above: Good Shepherd
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Sacred Vocations
MAY 15, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 16:11-34
Psalm 23
2 Thessalonians 3:6-18
John 10:1-18
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2 Thessalonians 3:6-18, in context, contains a crucial message: Do not use waiting for the Second Coming of Jesus as an excuse for idleness. Mutuality, a value from the Law of Moses, remains germane. We all depend on are are responsible to and for each other. As The Book of Common Prayer (1979) reminds us, we depend upon each other’s labor.
Performing the labor God has assigned to us may get us into trouble, as it did in Acts 16:11-34. If so, perhaps an opportunity for evangelism will arise from the circumstance.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd. Such a shepherd deserves our best efforts, does he not? May we, by grace, not fail him.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 11, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT THEODOSIUS THE CENOBIARCH, ROMAN CATHOLIC MONK
THE FEAST OF CHARLES WILLIAM EVEREST, EPISCOPAL PRIEST, POET, AND HYMN WRITER
THE FEAST OF MIEP GIES, RIGHTEOUS GENTILE
THE FEAST OF SAINT PAULINUS II OF AQUILEIA, ROMAN CATHOLIC PATRIARCH OF AQUILEIA
THE FEAST OF RICHARD FREDERICK LITTLEDALE, ANGLICAN PRIEST AND TRANSLATOR OF HYMNS
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/sacred-vocations-part-ii/
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Above: Icon of St. James the Just
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Dealing Gently with Each Other
MAY 8, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 15:12-31
Psalm 33
2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5
John 21:15-25
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For the word of the LORD is right;
His every deed is faithful.
He loves what is right and just;
the earth is full of the LORD’s faithful care.
–Psalm 33:4-5, TANAKH: The Holy Scriptures (1985)
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Jesus placed no barriers between himself and anyone. He dealt gently with the Apostles (especially St. Simon Peter) in John 21. Three times did St. Simon Peter deny Jesus. Three times did the Apostle say that he loved Jesus.
I, as a Gentile, owe a great debt of gratitude to St. Paul the Apostle, St. Simon Peter, and St. James of Jerusalem. They did much to open the nascent Church (still a Jewish sect) to Gentiles. They tore down barriers and obstacles to joining the Church. And they stood within Jewish tradition.
(One should refrain from assuming that Judaism was ever a monolithic faith.)
Yet to be fair to Judaizers, one must acknowledge that they understood themselves to be be, in Pauline language from 2 Thessalonians, standing firm in the traditions they had learned. So was St. James of Jerusalem, who emphasized another Jewish tradition, the “circumcision of the heart.”
May we of the Christian faith deal gently with each other, especially during disputes. May the ways we treat one another bring credit, not disrepute, upon us and glorify God. May they never serve to dissuade people from joining the Church and to coming to or remaining in faith.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 11, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT THEODOSIUS THE CENOBIARCH, ROMAN CATHOLIC MONK
THE FEAST OF CHARLES WILLIAM EVEREST, EPISCOPAL PRIEST, POET, AND HYMN WRITER
THE FEAST OF MIEP GIES, RIGHTEOUS GENTILE
THE FEAST OF SAINT PAULINUS II OF AQUILEIA, ROMAN CATHOLIC PATRIARCH OF AQUILEIA
THE FEAST OF RICHARD FREDERICK LITTLEDALE, ANGLICAN PRIEST AND TRANSLATOR OF HYMNS
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/dealing-gently-with-each-other/
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Above: The Miracle of the Catch of 153 Fish
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Positive Identity
MAY 1, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 15:1-11
Psalm 19
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
John 21:1-14
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Psalm 19 tells us that divine teaching is perfect and that it renews life and makes the simple wise. Objectively, circumcision is part of the Law of Moses (Leviticus 12:3). Objectively, circumcision is a Biblical practice since Genesis 17:9-14. One need not think of of Judaizers at the time of earliest Christianity as evil people.
Yet consider the argument of St. Paul the Apostle in Acts 15:7b-12, O reader. Why ignore the absence of any mention of circumcision in Deuteronomy? Why overlook the references to “circumcision of the heart” in Deuteronomy 10:16 and 30:6? And why value circumcision of the flesh more than “circumcision of the heart” (Jeremiah 9:25-36)? Why overlook the lesser emphasis on physical circumcision before the Babylonian Exile relative to during and after the Babylonian Exile?
Circumcision was also a matter of identity. It marked a man as belonging to the covenant.
One person’s mark of identity can be another person’s barrier, though. This is where the reading from Acts 15 hits home for you, O reader, and for me. Each of us has something that is a matter of spiritual identity. That something is also an obstacle to someone else. How can we remain faithful to God without throwing out the proverbial bathwater? How can we know what we must retain at all costs? I offer no easy answers to challenging questions.
The reading from 2 Thessalonians 2 refers to apostasy–turning away from God. Returning to fishing in John 21 may not have constituted apostasy, but it was a bad idea. The question of what to do next was challenging. The old and familiar pattern had an appeal. Continuing to follow Jesus was a better idea.
May we find our identity in following Jesus.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 11, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT THEODOSIUS THE CENOBIARCH, ROMAN CATHOLIC MONK
THE FEAST OF CHARLES WILLIAM EVEREST, EPISCOPAL PRIEST, POET, AND HYMN WRITER
THE FEAST OF MIEP GIES, RIGHTEOUS GENTILE
THE FEAST OF SAINT PAULINUS II OF AQUILEIA, ROMAN CATHOLIC PATRIARCH OF AQUILEIA
THE FEAST OF RICHARD FREDERICK LITTLEDALE, ANGLICAN PRIEST AND TRANSLATOR OF HYMNS
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/positive-identity-part-ii/
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Above: Paul and Barnabas at Lystra, by Jacob Pynas
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Cultural Blinders
APRIL 24, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 14:8-20
Psalm 1
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
John 20:19-31
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Culture conditions human perceptions. One may see, for example, a man (such as St. Paul the Apostle) heal a man by the power of God. Then one may perceive that agent of divine healing as a deity. Being devout, by some definition, does not guarantee accurate perception of the divine. One can misunderstand and be lost, therefore.
I, having defended the skeptical St. Thomas the Apostle (my favorite saint and Biblical character) many times, let my defense of him stand as I move along from the reading from John 20. Some people see and perceive accurately. Then they act accordingly. They are like the man (yes, “man,” in the Hebrew text of Psalm 1. They are like a tree planted beside streams of water. They bear fruit in season. Their foliage never fades.
How good are you, O reader, at seeing past your cultural blinder? How good am I at that?
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 10, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY, YEAR B
THE FEAST OF SAINT JOHN THE GOOD, ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF MILAN
THE FEAST OF ALLEN WILLIAM CHATFIELD, ANGLICAN PRIEST, HYMN WRITER, AND TRANSLATOR
THE FEAST OF IGNATIOUS SPENCER, ANGLICAN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST AND APOSTLE OF ECUMENICAL PRAYER; AND HIS PROTEGÉE, ELIZABETH PROUT, FOUNDRESS OF THE SISTERS OF THE CROSS AND PASSION
THE FEAST OF MARY LUNDIE DUNCAN, SCOTTISH PRESBYTERIAN HYMN WRITER
THE FEAST OF WILLIAM GAY BALLANTINE, U.S. CONGREGATIONALIST MINISTER, EDUCATOR, SCHOLAR, POET, AND HYMN WRITER
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/cultural-blinders/
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Above: Icon of the Resurrection
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The Resurrection of Christ and Our Atonement
APRIL 17, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 10:34-43 or Job 19:7-27c
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthians 15:35-50
John 20:1-18
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I am usually at a loss for many words at Easter. In this case, the readings are mostly self-explanatory. For my comments on Job 19:7-17c, however, read the germane posts at this weblog.
Whenever I hear someone go on and on about the crucifixion of Jesus, especially regarding the Atonement, I have a critique. That critique is to keep going. Do not stop at the death of Jesus. Dead Jesus cannot save anyone from anything. No, the Resurrection completed the Atonement.
Christ is alive! It’s true! It’s true!
Happy Easter! Enjoy all 50 days of the season.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 10, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY, YEAR B
THE FEAST OF SAINT JOHN THE GOOD, ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF MILAN
THE FEAST OF ALLEN WILLIAM CHATFIELD, ANGLICAN PRIEST, HYMN WRITER, AND TRANSLATOR
THE FEAST OF IGNATIOUS SPENCER, ANGLICAN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST AND APOSTLE OF ECUMENICAL PRAYER; AND HIS PROTEGÉE, ELIZABETH PROUT, FOUNDRESS OF THE SISTERS OF THE CROSS AND PASSION
THE FEAST OF MARY LUNDIE DUNCAN, SCOTTISH PRESBYTERIAN HYMN WRITER
THE FEAST OF WILLIAM GAY BALLANTINE, U.S. CONGREGATIONALIST MINISTER, EDUCATOR, SCHOLAR, POET, AND HYMN WRITER
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/the-resurrection-of-christ-and-our-atonement/
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Above: Ecce Homo, by Luca Giordano
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Peer Pressure
APRIL 10, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Procession of the Palms
John 12:12-16
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Liturgy of the Word
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:1-13
John 19:1-42
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I offer, O reader, a few thoughts I hope will prove useful to you. They, nevertheless, can never match the power of the assigned portions of scripture.
Inserting oneself into a Biblical story can be helpful. Ask yourself, O reader,
Who would I have been in this story? What would I have said or done?
The answer may be either pleasant or distressing.
We know from psychology and sociology, as well as from experience, that people will commit some actions and utter some words in a crowd they will not do alone. The group dynamic and the pressure to conform are powerful. Satirists, such as the Yes Men and Sacha Baron Cohen, know this. They use it to peal back the masks concealing the ugly, dark side of human nature, often to the displeasure of their subjects.
Ask yourself, O reader, how easily you, in a world, would have joined in the cry,
Crucify him!
Then ask yourself if you would, a few days earlier, in a different crowd, just as easily have shouted,
Hosanna!
What do your honest answers reveal about you?
Peer pressure has a relatively weak pull on me. I have spent my life resisting peer pressure. Some of my fellow students (my “peers”) bullied me for this reason when I was a youth in public schools in southern Georgia, U.S.A. Some people still criticize me for being rebellious in this way. That is their failing, not mine. “Conformity” is the most profane word in the English language.
Despite my rebellious ways regarding peer pressure, I am not immune to it. I cannot honestly tell you, O reader, that I know I would have resisted the peer pressure to shout,
Crucify him!
That disturbs me.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 8, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT THORFINN OF HAMAR, ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP
THE FEAST OF A. J. MUSTE, DUTCH-AMERICAN MINISTER, LABOR ACTIVIST, AND PACIFIST
THE FEAST OF ARCHANGELO CORELLI, ROMAN CATHOLIC MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER
THE FEAST OF NICOLAUS COPERNICUS AND GALILEO GALILEI, SCIENTISTS
THE FEAST OF HARRIET BEDELL, EPISCOPAL DEACONESS AND MISSIONARY
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/08/peer-pressure/
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Above: Jesus Before Pilate, First Interview, by James Tissot
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Human Agents of God
APRIL 3, 2022
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Hosea 14:1-9 (Protestant and Anglican)/Hosea 14:2-10 (Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox)
Psalm 34
Colossians 3:12-4:6
John 18:28-40
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He who is wise will consider these words,
He who is prudent will take note of them.
For the paths of the LORD are smooth;
The righteous can walk on them,
while sinners stumble on them.
–Hosea 14:10, TANAKH: The Holy Scriptures (1985)
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I would feel better about Colossians 3:12-4:6 if it did not accept slavery.
Repent and return to God, Hosea 14, urges. Accept divine forgiveness and act accordingly. Forgive each other. After all, everybody needs forgiveness. And, although grace is free, it is not cheap. Become a vehicle of grace. Remain a vehicle of grace. And do not be an in instrument of injustice, as Pontius Pilate was. That is my composite summary of the four readings.
And, of course, never accept cultural practices that run afoul of the Golden Rule.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 8, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT THORFINN OF HAMAR, ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP
THE FEAST OF A. J. MUSTE, DUTCH-AMERICAN MINISTER, LABOR ACTIVIST, AND PACIFIST
THE FEAST OF ARCHANGELO CORELLI, ROMAN CATHOLIC MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER
THE FEAST OF NICOLAUS COPERNICUS AND GALILEO GALILEI, SCIENTISTS
THE FEAST OF HARRIET BEDELL, EPISCOPAL DEACONESS AND MISSIONARY
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2021/01/08/human-agents-of-god-part-ii/
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