Visual Resources for the Lectionaries

Happy New Year! This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for January 7, 2024.  This is the beginning of Epiphany. It is the season where Jesus steps into the public light and begins his ministry of preaching and healing.  The RCL looks at John the Baptist and Jesus’ baptism in Mark 1. The NL continues a journey through Mark in chapter 2 with a dramatic healing story, calling a tax collector, and new wineskins.

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Revised Common Lectionary

Genesis 1:1-5

This image is page 32 in A Cartoonist’s Guide to Acts.

The RCL Gospel Reading is Mark 1:1-20

This text is a lot of territory to cover. CLICK HERE to view all of my visual commentary on this passage. Below is the main page and one extra PowerPoint on the Good News that you might find interesting.

This image is page 1 in A Cartoonist’s Guide to Mark.

Some commentaries on Good News:

What does it mean to repent?

The term repent translates the Greek term metanoia. It literally means to “change your mind” or to “change the way you perceive reality.” I found this at Metanoia.org:

Imagine you are standing in a circle of people.

In the center of the circle, there is a source of light.

But rather than facing the center and the light, you are standing with your back to the light, facing outward.

When you stand this way, facing away from the light, all you can see is your own shadow.

You cannot see the light.

You can only look into your shadow.

You cannot see the others in the circle with you.

From what you can see, you are disconnected and alone in the dark.

Now imagine that you turn around to face the light that is in the center of the circle.

When you turn toward the light, you no longer see only darkness.

When you turn toward the light, your shadow is behind you.

When you turn toward the light, you can now see the other people who are standing with you.

You can see that the light is shining on everyone and that you are all connected in its radiance.

Making the decision to turn around, to turn away from shadow, to face the light: this is metanoia.

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Narrative Lectionary

The NL continues its journey through the Gospel of Mark with Mark 2:1-22.

This image is page 3 in A Cartoonist’s Guide to Mark.

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This video fills in the gaps between the text last week and this week.

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