Lectionary Reflections: Year A

by Jane Williams

Publisher:

SPCK

, 2004

Overview

Lectionary Reflections: Year A brings together Jane Williams’ widely read and much enjoyed Church Times columns on the lectionary. This volume offers Jane Williams’ reflections on the Sunday readings in the Revised Common Lectionary for Year A. Each section gives the lectionary references and provides a thought-provoking starting point for exploring the readings, drawing out points of connection between them.

Intelligently written in an engaging and inspiring style, Lectionary Reflections will prove invaluable in preparation for Sunday worship or for regular Bible study throughout the year. It will be of use to both individuals and groups for opening up the Bible and applying its rich teaching and stories.

Contents

Top Highlights

“So if we wish upon ourselves the ‘communion’ of the Holy Spirit, we are praying to be unified, as Father, Son and Spirit are unified. We do not pray to be made indistinguishable, but we do pray to be made inseparable, and to give and get meaning only in each other.” (Page 77)

“Whenever we are tempted to make Christianity something small and anxious, we need reminding that even God’s crumbs can satisfy us completely.” (Page 101)

“The Israelites cannot connect God’s past actions for them with their present need” (Page 49)

“Jesus’s audience are passing up their chance to share in the kingdom” (Page 117)

“this guest is not interested in his relationship with the King” (Page 117)

Praise for the Print Edition

The pieces here are intelligently written and useful for any preacher. . . . It is clear that Jane Williams is an engaging theologian.

—Kelvin Holdworth, Provost of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland

Product Details

• Title: Lectionary Reflections: Year A
• Author: Jane Williams
• Publisher: SPCK
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 131

About Jane Williams

Hilary Jane Williams (née Paul) is a Christian theologian and writer. Williams was born in Trivandrum, India, one of five sisters. Her father, the Right Reverend Geoffrey Paul, former Bishop of Bradford, was then serving as a missionary priest at Palayamkottai and later Kerala. Her father was a member of the faculty and later became the principal of the Kerala United Theological Seminary at Kannammoola, where she spent part of her childhood.