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2nd Sunday of Lent: COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM

February 26, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 3 Comments

Readings for the 2nd Sunday of Lent:  Gen 22:1-2,9A,10-13,15-18; Psa 116: 10,15,16-17,18-19; Rom 8:31B-34; Mk 9:2-10. Our third child was being baptized, and the priest did something at the end I’ve never seen before or since. “Lay the child on the altar,” he said. We walked forward, and Mark laid Clay down on his back […]

Filed Under: Holidays and Holy Days, Scripture Reflection Tagged With: covenant, Lent, Lent/Easter

SACRED MUSIC: A WINDOW TO HEAVEN

February 24, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

Have you ever heard angels singing? I think I have for real, once at a charismatic prayer meeting. But earlier this week, I swear the angels came down and joined the choir at Mass. Or maybe it was we who were lifted up into heaven, “joining our voices with angels and archangels” as the liturgy […]

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1st Sunday of Lent: COVENANT WITH NOAH

February 19, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 2 Comments

Readings for the 1st Sunday of Lent:  Gen 9:8-15; Psa 25:4-9; 1 Pe 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15  Adam was not aware. He lived in blissful beauty, he did not know the primal chaos.  He couldn’t know the bleak facts of life without God: darkness; void; formless waste. He did not witness the glory of land rising […]

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Lent, Year B: GOD HAS A PLAN!

February 17, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 2 Comments

As we plunge into Lent, settling into patterns of prayer and fasting and giving to others, the lectionary points us to the reason for it all. Each week until Easter, I’ll be musing on the Sunday readings: specifically, through the lens of the first (Old Testament) readings.  Read in turn, these take us on a […]

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ASH WEDNESDAY: It’s time to get clean

February 17, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 5 Comments

(Traducción en español al final) My son was the youngest and newest member of the local Peewee football league, and as such he sat warming the bench in his spanking-white uniform while his teammates slogged through the mud.  It was a cold and rainy day but the game was exciting, and we all cheered as […]

Filed Under: Holidays and Holy Days, Scripture Reflection Tagged With: Lent, Lent/Easter

WHOSE WORD DO YOU LISTEN TO?

February 13, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 2 Comments

Maybe Eve was deceived by the Serpent; Adam knew better. Eve had to grapple with the devil himself. All that it took Adam to fall was another offer. Standing with God in the Garden, with nothing to distract from the morning-new glories around him, Adam heard the word of the Lord: It’s all yours, Adam. […]

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RECEIVING THE WORD: A Lesson from Football

February 7, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 6 Comments

COVID has put a damper on our usual Super Bowl festivities. Three years ago, when I first posted this, we crowded with family and friends into the den, feasting and celebrating an amazing Eagles win! This year, it’s just two of us. But I’ll be watching Tyreek Hill as closely as I watched Alshon Jeffery […]

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3 STEPS TO A BIBLE READING HABIT

February 5, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

Have you ever started reading the Bible, only to give up? It’s got to rank up there with daily exercise and dieting as the most-started, most-abandoned New Year’s resolution.  It’s also as important.  Because what diet and exercise are to your body, God’s word is to your spirit:  food and strength! Let me help you […]

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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU (EVEN WHEN I DOUBT)

January 31, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 5 Comments

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a crowd, due to COVID. I’ve almost forgotten what it’s like. Maybe that’s why it stands out to me as I read through the early chapters of Mark’s gospel: people are everywhere. Jostling, asking, listening, questioning, pleading for help. They crowd into Jesus’ house so he […]

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HOW TO HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD: The Example of Samuel

January 17, 2021 By Sarah Christmyer 4 Comments

  “The word of the Lord was rare in those days” (1 Samuel 3:1). I feel like that sometimes. Lord, where are you? Why don’t you speak? I have so many needs… I need to hear from you!   “The word of the Lord was rare” — that was in the early days of the […]

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Sarah Christmyer writes and speaks about Scripture and the Catholic faith with the goal of helping people meet Jesus in his Word. “The Bible isn’t just a book about God or instructions for a good life; it’s a place to meet God and be changed by him,” she says. Her love of Scripture fuels her writing of Bible studies and related books; her teaching of Philadelphia seminarians; her speaking at conferences and retreats; and writing for blogs such as this one. “Come Into the Word” draws people into the Bible and encourages and equips them to explore it on their own.

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