Joy and Tears | Advent 3 | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on December 17, 2023
Visual Resources for the Lectionaries
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for December 17, 2023. This is the third week of Advent. We light the candle of JOY. The RCL takes us to Isaiah, Psalms, 1 Thessalonians, and John to offer texts that explore the mixture of tears and joy. The NL takes us to Ezra were we see the restoration of the temple after the Exile and another mixture of joy and tears.
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Join me for a time of reflection on this week’s Advent theme: Joy. I will create a piece of art live while chill music plays in the background. You can chat with me on the comments, create your own art, or simply allow the experience to help you reflect on the meaning of the season. All are welcome.
Revised Common Lectionary
Here are quick links to all the texts for this week:
December 17
Advent 3
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126:1-6 or Luke 1:46b-55
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
The reading is Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11. This text is most famous for the fact that Jesus quoted the first few lines in Nazareth (Luke 4:16-22. See my notes here).
Psalm 126:1-6
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
This image comes from the Verse of the Day Collection at Faithlife. They often have nice graphics for the text.
The RCL Gospel Reading is John 1:6-8 and John 1:19-28.
These images comes from page 1 and page 2 in A Cartoonist’s Guide to John.
Preview PowerPoint
Feel free to use any or all of these slides and images in your own preaching and teaching.
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Narrative Lectionary
The NL takes us to the story of the restoration of the Temple under Zerubbabel, Joshua, and Ezra. When the people see the new temple, it is a shadow of the one Solomon built. The people respond with a mixture of joy and tears.
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