April Fools
March 4, 2017
Texts:
Exodus 20:1-17
John 2:13-22
I Corinthians 1:18-25
Good morning, Eighth Day. If I may, I would like to start out with a familiar prayer that is also the last verse of today’s lectionary Psalm text. If you’ll bow with me:
14 Let the words of my mouth
and the meditations of my heart
be pleasing to you,
Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
I’m not yet sure yet exactly what my Call is at 8th Day, but I do know that a part of my Call (with a capital C) is to say yes when I get a “little c” call asking me to serve in some way. I have found that saying yes to bringing the teaching without first checking to see what the lectionary is often brings interesting surprises. So it is with this time, as I read the scriptures and realized two things: