RCL: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15; Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Jeremiah is imprisoned in Jerusalem by King Zedekiah for prophesying the fall of Jerusalem and Judah to the Babylonians, who are currently taking the land and besieging the city, along with the personal exile to Babylon of Zedekiah himself. In…

RCL: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Psalm 79:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 The collect this week invokes our creator to help us “not to be anxious about earthly things,” while the Old Testament readings present a sequence of lamentations about the earthly sufferings experienced by the people of Israel, per Jeremiah and Psalm 79. The New Testament…

RCL: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 The prophet Jeremiah was active from the time of the reforms introduced by Josiah until the destruction of Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar II. Josiah’s reforms were an attempt to guide Judah back to living in a faithful covenantal relationship with God,…

RCL: Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 Jeremiah 18:1-11 The potter, the wheel, and the clay – one of the most beautiful and enduring metaphors for our creative and creating God in all of Scripture. The potter does not only mold and shape fresh clay at the wheel; the potter remakes his…

RCL: Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 Jeremiah 2:4-13 In this passage of contrasts, God’s people are confronted with the senselessness of turning away from their God. Prophets falsely prophesy for no profit. The people, whom God has blessed over and over, chase after gods who are not even gods….