1 Kings 16
“you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused my people Israel to sin”
Mark 12:28-34
“you are not far from the kingdom of God”
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 16
August 23, 2026
Matthew 15:10-28
“every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted”
Proper 15A
August 16, 2026
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
“some Midianite traders passed by”
Proper 14A
August 9, 2026
Romans 16:1-16
“our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchreae”
Feast of Mary Magdalene – A Women’s Lectionary
July 22, 2026
Acts 17:1-7
“Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures”
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 11
July 19, 2026
Prayer of Confession Contemplating America’s 250th Anniversary
“we hear histories told backwards, shuffled and reconstructed to assure us that the ideas we like best are at the heart of who we’ve always been.”
1 Kings 3
“Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his father David”
1 Kings 1
“let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be his attendant”
Galatians 6
“if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness”