Lectionary Readings for June 29, 2025
Two Paths for the Summer
Lectionary Readings for June 29, 2025
Two Paths for the Summer
This summer, we’re walking two parallel paths, both grounded in Scripture, both open to the Spirit’s movement:
The Gospel According to the Servants – a summer series we’re doing at Sandy Hook UMC, exploring overlooked and often unnamed servants in Scripture. This path includes our usual daily posts (Monday–Friday), each with Scripture, insights, and spiritual practices.
The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) – our traditional rhythm through the liturgical calendar. Each week, you’ll find one reflective article that weaves together all the Sunday texts into a single meditation.
Below you’ll find resources and reading charts for both paths.
Whether you follow one or both, may these words meet you where you are and move you toward healing, humility, and hope.
The Gospel According to the Servants
Week 3: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant - Matthew 18:21-35
This week, we linger in one of Jesus’ most provocative servant parables, a story that begins with forgiveness and ends in a prison of resentment. What starts with a question, “How many times should I forgive?”, becomes a deep dive into the heart of mercy. In this story, Jesus unearths the consequences of unforgiveness, not as a warning about God’s wrath, but as a sobering revelation of how we replicate the systems we’ve been saved from. What if this parable isn’t about God’s judgment, but about the cost of living unhealed?
Monday, June 23, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Friday, June 27, 2025 - Intersections
Revised Common Lectionary – Proper 8 (Year C)
When the Road Isn’t Clear Ahead
Luke 9:51–62, Galatians 5:1, 13–25, 2 Kings 2:1–2, 6–14, 1 Kings 19:15–16, 19–21, Psalm 77:1–2, 11–20, Psalm 16
In this week’s RCL texts, we meet weary prophets, lamenting psalmists, and wandering disciples—all people at a crossroads. Elijah hands off his mantle. Jesus “sets his face” toward Jerusalem. Paul pleads for freedom rooted in Spirit, not selfishness. Each passage wrestles with surrender and transformation. Where is God when the waters are troubled? What happens when the old paths no longer carry us forward? Together, these Scriptures invite us into deeper trust, freer love, and a more Spirit-shaped freedom.
