Divergence on the Lectionary – The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A
December 15, 2025
First Reading Isaiah 7:10–16 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz: “Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or
A weekly set of comments on the Revised Common Lectionary. A... divergent set of comments.
Divergence on the Lectionary – Third Sunday of Advent, Year A
December 10, 2025
First Reading Isaiah 35:1-10 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom
Divergence on the Lectionary – The Second Sunday of Advent, Year A
December 1, 2025
First Reading Isaiah 11:1–10 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And
Divergence on the Lectionary – The First Sunday of Advent, Year A
November 24, 2025
First Reading Isaiah 2:1–5 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 29/Christ the King, Year C
November 17, 2025
First Reading Jeremiah 23:1–6 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. Therefore thus says the LORD,
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 28, Year C
November 10, 2025
First Reading Isaiah 65:17–25 (track one) “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or
