2024 October

This month our writers consider the lectionary readings from the perspective of the communities in our Priority Areas, and we mark the final week of Creation Time with Eco-Congregation Scotland.

Elderly man with a sign that reads seeking human kindness

Sunday 6 October 2024 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – Year B

Rev Liz Johnson Blythe explores the themes of suffering and treating one another with dignity, as God has treated us.

Sunday 6 October 2024 EcoCongregation Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – Year B

The Eco-Congregation Scotland writing team challenge us to think about the changes we need to make to move us from the way things are to the way they could be.

Sunday 13 October 2024 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost – Year B

Rev Graeme Glover considers the stories of struggle and messages of hope in today’s readings.

Sunday 20 October 2024 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost – Year B

Moira Wilkinson reflects on the different aspects of the God who guards, protects us, and serves us.

Sunday 27 October 2024 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost – Year B

Rev Everisto Musedza looks at how we react in the face of suffering, and God’s response when we call out in distress.