Isaiah 50:4-9a Deutero-Isaiah (or “Second Isaiah”) is believed to be the author of chapters 40-55 of the book of Isaiah. The author is writing during the time of the fall of Babylon, the empire that had destroyed the Temple and sent the people of God into exile. This reading is connected to the servant, a…

Isaiah 49:1-7 This lesson teaches us how every single one of us is so special in the eyes of God. Indeed, even before we were conceived, we existed in God’s mind. We are not mere accidents. We are here with a purpose and for a purpose. Our call is to discern what it is exactly…

[RCL]: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 No one asks Lazarus if he wants to be resurrected. That’s the fascinating part about our gospel story today. No one asks if he wants to return to a broken and hurting body, tangled relationships, and the responsibilities of his finances and his job and his…

[RCL]: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 No one asks Lazarus if he wants to be resurrected. That’s the fascinating part about our gospel story today. No one asks if he wants to return to a broken and hurting body, tangled relationships, and the responsibilities of his finances and his job and his…

Llegando a la cumbre del tiempo cuaresmal y acercándonos a la conmemoración anual de la Semana Santa, la liturgia de la Iglesia nos propone para hoy un acercamiento a la realidad de la muerte y el retorno a la vida, como anticipación a la gran celebración de la Pascua del Señor, a la cual estamos…

Ezequiel 37: 1-14 El profeta Ezequiel escribe a una comunidad en el exilio, una comunidad devastada por la desconexión de sus lugares y personas de origen. Ezequiel describe un sitio que les parecería familiar a sus oyentes: un valle de huesos secos. Esta imagen evoca la desesperación a través de un paisaje desolado, que no…

¿Qué es la luz de Cristo? ¿Cómo podemos hacer que esa luz ilumine nuestra mente y avive el corazón? Las lecturas de hoy apuntan, de alguna manera, a responder estas preguntas. El evangelio de Juan relata la manera milagrosa en que Jesús sana a un hombre ciego. Pero el relato pronto pasa a describir el…

[RCL]: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 There is a trend among preachers, particularly lectionary preachers, to try and find that elusive “fresh perspective” or “new insight” into the Biblical text. The more familiar the text, the more fever-pitched the effort to say something “new” about it. Enter John chapter three, verse sixteen:…

“Deja tu tierra, tus parientes y la casa de tu padre, para ir a la tierra que yo te voy a mostrar”. Ponerse en marcha, cambiar nuestra forma de vivir, comprometerse en una relación íntima y personal con Dios, puede resultar dulce como miel y agradable a nuestros pensamientos y sentimientos en la medida en…

Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 “The serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal the Lord God had made.” The serpent not only questions God’s authority but also encourages Eve to do the same. And once he has Eve questioning God’s authority, he presses her on to question God’s honesty as well. Will you actually die…