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Our You Version Plans are based on our weekly lectionary reflections called Word from Below.

Curious about what our Word from Below reflections looks like? Here are some recent examples:

What Is Not Included

By Jenna Smith | January 16, 2025

The first time I spoke the words above in a community reading, written as a benediction, I noticed they kept out the last part of the second verse in Isaiah 61, “…and the day of vengeance of our God.” I was quick to judge this hermeneutical decision and assumed that the liturgists were exercising some sort of comfortable or convenient pacifism (consider this anecdote the confession of my 20-something self, who of course knew everything back then).

Transforming the Crowd

By Fred Laceda | July 26, 2024

This week’s lectionary text focuses on a well-known story from the Bible. It combines two famous events involving Jesus’ reported miraculous acts: feeding the five thousand and walking on water. But within these amazing acts are details that may reveal more than we first realized.

Shepherding Compassion

By Joel Aguilar | July 19, 2024

I am an introvert, and those who know me have seen how difficult it is for me to interact with large groups of people. This is a bit of an issue at times because I love teaching and facilitating discussions. Seeing people challenge their ideas and ask questions brings a smile to my face. However, when I am done teaching, I feel extremely tired. I need to retreat to my room, be in silence, and recharge my social batteries. Sometimes, it can take me days to recover my energy.

Liberating Rest

By Rev. Sarah Wiles | May 31, 2024

How are you?

Good. Busy. How about you?

Oh, you know, busy, busy! But good!

This may be the most frequent exchange I hear before and after worship each week. We know we’re too busy to breathe. We know this way of life is killing us and the earth. But we don’t know how to stop.

Christmas

By Kris Rocke | December 25, 2023

Perhaps you came across a recent article titled “Jesus in the Rubble.” It features the picture above, illustrating Christmas in Bethlehem. Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of a Lutheran church in Bethlehem, placed Jesus in the rubble in recognition of the war in Gaza, just sixty miles away.

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