MAY 4, 2025
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
ACTS 9:1-6 [7-20]; PSALM 30; REVELATION 5:11-14; JOHN 21:1-19
The disciples make a big splash and eat breakfast with the risen Jesus. Wading in the water (remembering baptism) and eating with Jesus (celebrating holy communion) is our weekly encounter with the risen Christ. Jesus asks us again and again: Do you love me? And Jesus invites us, again and again, to follow him, bringing the Easter life to others.
MAY 11, 2025
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
ACTS 9:36-43; PSALM 23; REVELATION 7:9-17; JOHN 10:22-30
The gift of new life, or eternal life, is the gift of the risen Christ. It is the promise of Jesus. It was true for Dorcas in Joppa. It was true for those “who have come out of the great ordeal” in the Revelation vision. It is true for us and for all the baptized: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
MAY 18, 2025
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
ACTS 11:1-18; PSALM 148; REVELATION 21:1-6; JOHN 13:31-35
Easter initiates a new day. It anticipates a new heaven and a new earth. The risen Christ is making all things new. In the mystery of the holy baptism God has made new people of us. Today Jesus invites us to see everyone in a new light-though the lens of love.
MAY 25, 2025
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
ACTS 16:9-15; PSALM 67; REVELATION 21:1:10, 22-22:5; JOHN 14:23-29
Visions abound in the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Paul has a vision about what to do. John has a vision of what will be. Jesus provides visions of peace that surpasses human understanding and power beyond human imagination.
