This week, the Mass readings get personal. It’s not just Israel we’re thinking about now, but our own hearts. How is yours? (Each week until Easter, I’m musing on the Sunday Mass readings: specifically, through the lens of the first readings.  Read in turn, these stories from the Old Testament take us on a journey […]

The readings leap forward this week from God’s proposal (and the people’s acceptance) at Mt. Sinai.  In fact, they skip even God’s covenant with David, the king who foreshadows the Messiah. So let’s pay attention to where the focus is, instead. What are we supposed to notice? What happens to the covenant? Read on…. (Each […]

We move to Exodus this week, with a glimpse (through Moses) into how very personal our relationship is with God. (Each week until Easter, I’m musing on the Sunday Mass readings: specifically, through the lens of the first readings.  Read in turn, these stories from the Old Testament take us on a journey through God’s […]

We continue our journey through Genesis this week with God’s challenging request that Abraham offer up his only son. (Each week until Easter, I’m musing on the Sunday Mass readings: specifically, through the lens of the first readings.  Read in turn, these stories from the Old Testament take us on a journey through God’s plan […]

Each week until Easter, I’m musing on the Sunday Mass readings: specifically, through the lens of the first readings.  Read in turn, these stories from the Old Testament take us on a journey through God’s plan to save us.  They focus on our covenant relationship with God: how it began, how it progressed, and how […]

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 […]