Lectionary Living

Exploring the Sunday scripture readings of the Revised Common Lectionary from a family systems view; Centering daily life around the Sunday readings through questions for reflection; Becoming more oneself and more connected with others. Dr. Barbara Laymon, author and host, is a family counselor in clinical practice. She has published a religious novella with Augsburg Books.

Deceit Motif

The trouble with deceiving others is losing one's own self along the way.

07-21
05:41

Hope in Harsh Times (6/14)

Cooperation matters, now more than ever

06-09
05:38

True Humility

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->Humbled by Covid? True humility is hard to say and harder to do!

05-31
07:02

Leading from Anywhere (May 31 Pentecost)

Leaders in any group are those who bring focus to a common goal.

05-27
05:38

High School Logic

Reflections on loving anyone or anything

05-10
05:56

Smarter sheep

A short commentary about bad leaders, a good shepherd, and what is up to each of us.

04-30
05:41

Plenty to do (Easter 2)

Shut up in our homes for fear of the virus gives us a lot in common with the disciples, behind locked doors in today's reading. Turns out, there's a lot we might be ready to learn now.

04-15
05:33

Redemption! (Easter)

Celebrating Easter during COVID-19 may be a stretch. What does redemption look like in these times?

04-10
05:37

Sheep Flu Pandemic (Palm Sunday)

Can human behavior be described as a sheep flu pandemic? My blog post for the April 5 (Palm Sunday) readings considers the days leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus.

03-31
05:31

Coronavirus, Anxiety, and Scripture (March 29 Lent 5)

Reflections - fair warning, longer than usual - brought to you by the novel coronavirus.

03-29
08:25

Nobody's Fault (Mar 22 Lent 4)

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->Two very different people – David and the man born blind – and the capacity to live according to the way things really are.

03-15
17:58

Grace (Lent 3)

Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well: a case study on finding the grace in life

03-10
05:23

View from Above

A bit of the Nicodemus in all of us: what gets in the way of becoming more of a self, born from above, where the perspective on life is bigger.

03-03
05:37

A Family Therapist Looks at the Lectionary for January 19th

A Family Therapist Looks at the Lectionary for January 19th

02-19
04:50

All God's Creatures Die

Managing the fear of dying is an option

10-25
05:48

A Bigger View

Perspective changes everything

10-25
05:54

Persistence

Wondering how life works brings amazing non-answers

10-13
05:54

Keep Us Ever Mindful

Awareness of the needs of others is part of growing up.

10-07
05:49

Togetherness

Too little, too much, or just right, it's always there

10-07
05:49

If I perish, I perish

Sometimes it's enough to know one is doing one's best

09-20
05:42

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