Monthly Archives: February 2021

COCU24B.Lent6B.PalmSunday

See also Palm Sunday A and Palm Sunday C ReadingsPsalm 118:1-2, 19-29An exhortation to give thanks to God for God’s eternal mercy. Also a cry for God to save God’s people, and an invitation for God’s people to join a … Continue reading

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COCU22B.Lent4B

READINGS Numbers 21:4-9 The people of Israel complain about being in the desert because there is no food or water and they don’t like the food God has provided. Then a plague of snakes attacks them and they ask for … Continue reading

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COCU21B.Lent 3B

Readings In a world of seriousness and a Church of purity, the Lectionary calls us to a strange way of being this week – foolishness. The cross, which is God’s wisdom and God’s strength, is placed alongside the law in … Continue reading

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COCU20B.Lent 2B

ReadingsGenesis 17:1-7, 15-16God promises Abram and Sarai that they will be parents of many nations, that they will be blessed with many descendants and that kings will come from them. Therefore God changes Abram’s name to Abraham, and Sarai’s name … Continue reading

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COCU23B Lent 5B (17th March 2024)

Readings Jeremiah 31:31-34: God promises a new covenant in which God’s law is written on people’s hearts, and in which no one needs to instruct another, because all people will know God, will be forgiven by God and will automatically … Continue reading

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COCU19B.Lent 1B

Readings Readings Lent 1B Genesis 9:8-17 God promises Noah that God will never again destroy all life through a flood, and God gives the rainbow as a sign of this promise. Psalm 25:1-10 A plea for God to be merciful … Continue reading

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