Visual Resources for the Lectionaries

This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for April 19, 2026. Use this chart for quick links to the texts and the resource pages on cartoonistbible.com.

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Revised Common Lectionary Resources

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Gospel Reading – Luke 24:13-35

This image is from page 24 in A Cartoonist’s Guide to Luke

Read The Cross, The Gaze, The Table…and Eyes ar Opened

We continue this week with the words of Peter in the first and second readings. He addresses the crowd on the day of Pentecost, then he writes to his persecuted people in the letter. One theme from these readings is the great blessing that comes from God’s salvation which is poured out through Jesus. We have been rescued from old, destructive patterns, and have been made new, born into a new life, sprouting from imperishable seeds. The fruit of this new life is love. Let us love one another deeply.

The Gospel reading tells the story of the resurrected Jesus joining some disciples as they return home to Emmaus after the discouraging events of Jesus’ crucifixion. They are defeated and disillusioned. They do not recognize Jesus. He walks with them and shows them how the crucifixion of Jesus simply continues, and fulfills, the narrative of the Hebrew scripture, from Moses to the prophets. The disciples invite the stranger to eat with them. In the breaking of bread Jesus is revealed.

We, too, have the opportunity each day to invite Jesus to the table. We have the opportunity to be people of hospitality to the stranger. As we break bread together, as we love one another, including the stranger, we will see Jesus among us. May we walk in this freedom today.

Narrative Lectionary Resources

Acts 9:1-19a

This image is from page 14 in A Cartoonist’s Guide to Acts

The Narrative Lectionary brings us to one of the most pivotal stories in the book of Acts. Saul the Pharisee is determined to wipe out the disciples of the Way. On the way to Damascus he encounters the risen Christ and is changed forever. He must pass through an embodied experience of blindness, repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, and liberation. This can only happen if Ananias is willing to listen to the voice of God and obey in spite of human wisdom and fear. Why would Ananias show mercy on the one who was coming to kill him? He could, because that is the way of Jesus. Ananias’ gracious touch broke the scales from Saul’s eyes.

Saul was baptized and raised to new life. May we be like Ananias this week and be gracious to everyone we meet. May the risen Christ shine the light of truth in our lives so that we might walk in freedom and love.

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