Category Archives: COCU Year C

See also Good Friday BReadingsIsaiah 52:13-53:12: A song of the suffering servant, who is persecuted and dies for the sake of others (“us”).Psalm 22: A Psalm of lament, grieving the suffering and abandonment of the writer, but celebrating the inevitable … Continue reading →

READINGSIsaiah 43:16-21: The God who has saved Israel in the past invites God’s people to believe that a new salvation is coming for them in their exile. Psalm 126:  A psalm celebrating the return of exiles to Jerusalem, and asking … Continue reading →

Readings Joshua 5:9-12: The Israelites celebrate the Passover, as God proclaims that the “disgrace of Egypt” is removed from them, and have their first meal in Canaan. The day after that the manna stops arriving. Psalm 32: A celebration of … Continue reading →

ReadingsIsaiah 55:1-9: An invitation from God for those who are hungry and thirsty to receive food and drink free of charge, to seek God while God may be found, and to recognise that God’s ways are much higher than the … Continue reading →

ReadingsGenesis 15:1-12, 17-18: Abram’s faith leads him into relationship with God (righteousness) and God makes a covenant with Abram, promising him that he will have a son to be his heir, and descendants as numerous as the stars in the … Continue reading →

ReadingsDeuteronomy 26:1-11: Instructions to bring the first produce from each crop as a thanksgiving offering to God, and a recognition of God’s care, provision and liberation of God’s people in the past and the present. Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16: A psalm … Continue reading →

Transfiguration Sunday – last Sunday in Epiphany See also COCU17A.Transfiguration A and COCU17B.Transfiguration B resources on this website Russia invades Ukraine – some resources that may be helpful. For those preaching on Transfiguration Sunday on Sunday 27th Feb, consider linking the … Continue reading →