The Better Part

Luke 23.35-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, with 3-6 year olds we never mention Jesus' death without in the same breath proclaiming the Resurrection. Young children are not yet sinful, and the suffering of Jesus, the one they love, is horrific. We never leave the young child in the darkness—we always move to the reality of the light—we always proclaim the Good News.) This Sunday is a special feast day for Jesus. We call it the feast of Christ the King. Ch

Luke 21.5-19 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, this Gospel speaks of end-times and the cost of discipleship-—two topics that are beyond the needs and questions of the 3-6 year old child. This reflection focuses on the first two verses and on the gift to God that endures, which ties into the last verse of this reading.) When we listen to the Word of God, we often hear about Jerusalem, the most holy city in Israel. Within Jerusalem, the most holy place is the T

John 2.13-25   (for the 3-6 yr old, just verses 13-16) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, to celebrate the Passover meal, the most holy  meal for the Jewish people. He goes to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover because Jerusalem is the most holy  city in Israel. It is holy  because on the highest hill is the Temple, and in the Temple is God. The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In

Luke 7.11-17 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is a special day. We think in a particular way about people who died. We know a little bit about dying. We know that seeds fall to the ground and die. New life grows out of the death of those seeds. So we know that death is part of life. But what does Jesus know about death? Photo by Osama Khan on Unsplash As Jesus approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. Where are the people

Luke 18.9-14 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, this week we hear another moral parable. Our 3-6 year olds do not need to hear this yet. But as small little people, they know how to be in right-relationship with God.) In the Word of God, we often hear about prayer. We know that prayer is listening to God and talking to God. We know that we can pray with our words and we can pray with our bodies, too. In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable about t

Luke 18:1-8 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, petitionary prayer is not natural to 3-6 year olds. Their prayer is characterized by thanksgiving and praise. This reflection focuses on how our lives can be prayer.) In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us something about prayer. Some people say that prayer is "talking to God." That is true—prayer  can be  talking to God. But we have to wonder if prayer is only  talking to God. "Jesus told them a parable ab

Luke 17.11-19 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear about ten people who are sick who ask...

Luke 17.5-10 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus' friends want him to give them something. We...

Luke 16.19-31 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, the parable in the Gospel for this Sunday does not have much to say to...

Luke 1 6:10-13 (full reading: Luke 16 .1-13 ) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks a...

John 3.1 3-17   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is a feast day called the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. In the...

Luke 14:25-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n So many times when we listen to the Bible, we hear about people following Jesus....

Luke 14:1, 7-14   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus eats a meal at the home of one of the...

Luke 13.22-30   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, for our youngest children, we spend time enjoying the relationship...

Luke 12:49-53 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, this reflection considers simply the first verse of the Gospel reading,...

Luke 12.32- 34   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday is quite long and involves concepts young...

Luke 12.13-21 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable. We know that parables are...

Luke 11.1-13   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Already we know that prayer is listening to God and talking to God. Already we...

Luke 10.38-42   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus visits two sisters—one named Martha, and...

Luke 10.25-37   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Often, when we listen to stories about Jesus in the Bible, we hear the word "...

Luke 10.1-9 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that Jesus walks all around the land of Israel, spreading the good news...

Matthew 16.13- 19 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Jesus and the disciples travel together for a long time. They spend so much...

Luke 9.11b-17   Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Everywhere Jesus walks, people gather to listen to him speak about the Kingdom of...

John 16.12-15   Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Deep in our hearts, we all want to know God. How can we know? Jesus helps. He tells...

Acts 2.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is a new feast. We celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit . We call this...

Luke 24.44-53   Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the seventh Sunday of the Easter season. For seven weeks, we celebrate...

John 14.23-29   Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Here we are, still celebrating the great feast of Easter! Because it is our greatest...

John 13.1,31-33a, 34-35   Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday, we celebrate the fifth Sunday of Easter. In this time of...

John 10.27-30   Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Easter. We know...

John 21.1-19   Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday we celebrate the third Sunday of Easter. There will be seven Sundays...

John 20:19- 22    (full reading John 20:19-31) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that early in the morning, after Jesus rises...

John 20:1-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that Jesus died on the cross and now he is Risen to new life, never to die...

Abbreviated reading for 3-6 year olds: Luke 22:14, 19-20   (f ull reading: Luke 22.14 - 23.56 ) Click here to listen to the Gospel and...

Abbreviated reading for 3-6 year olds ( full reading: John 8.1-11 ) Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the...

Luke 15.1-3, 11-32   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday is the well-known parable of...

Luke 13:1-9   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, this reflection considers only the parable in verses 6-9. How...

Luke 9.28b-36   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus needs time to pray. He wants to...

Luke 4.1-13   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The church enters a new season, so the colour changes! Instead of green,...

Luke 6:39-45   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us some parables. We know...

Luke 6:27-38   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday contains many instructions for how...

Luke 6:17, 20-26   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday begins with Jesus coming down from a...

Luke 5.1-11   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Often when we listen to the Word of God we hear about people who follow...

Luke 2.22-40 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n For three Sundays now, we listened to Gospel accounts of Jesus' life as a...

Luke 1.1-4; 4.14-21   Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n We call thi s Sunday, "The Sunday of the Word of God." We pay...

John 2.1-12   Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that when two people love  each other very much, they get...

Luke 3.15-16, 21-22   Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n S till we celebrate the feast of Christmas! This is the...

Matthew 2.1-12 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Most people in our world think that Christmas is over. Not yet!...

Luke 2.41-52   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Now we celebrate! Now we feast! Jesus, the Light, enters our world as a tiny...

Luke 1.39-45   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the 4th Sunday of Advent. We light all four candles on the Advent...

Luke 3.10-18   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, in the Gospel for this Sunday the people ask John what they must do to...