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Psalm 50:1-6

Epiphany 6B

Read just the first six verses of Psalm 50—as the Lectionary would have us do apparently—and it all looks grand.  It is a powerful summation of the almighty power of Israel’s God.  The imagery is majestic and even fierce.  God sallies forth from Mount Zion cloaked in splendor with tempests and fires and bright flashes…

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Psalm 50:1-6

Epiphany 6B

At first glance Psalm 50 seems an odd choice for the celebration of Christ’s Transfiguration.  This last Sunday of the Epiphany season should be filled with talk of Christ’s glory finally revealed to his followers, as in the Gospel reading for today from Mark 9.  The reading from the Epistles sings about the “glory of…

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