Last year the UCC Disabilities Ministries Board posted Lenten reflections to their website and this will be done again in 2016. These reflections will be based on the Lenten lectionary and will be provided for Ash Wednesday, the six (6) Sundays in Lent, as well as Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. These eleven (11) reflections should offer views of the biblical texts as understood through the lens of disability, providing new and/or alternate ways to preach, teach, reflect upon, or pray over familiar passages of the Bible. These reflections should be written by people with disabilities or by people with significant knowledge of persons with disabilities. As Lent again approaches in 2016, we hope to provide these resources to assist pastors and parishioners, church leaders, and pastoral caregivers in their Lenten studies, preaching, work, and caregiving.
We invite those who wish to write similar reflections this year to choose a date below and submit your reflection to: submissions@uccdm.org by the deadlines listed. Please note that we encourage all forms of expression including works containing graphic works, and audio or visual works.
Note that in order to to be considered for the UCCDM Lenten reflections, all submissions must address the text through a lens of disability.
Thank you in advance for your submission.
Dr. Kevin Pettit and Rev. Susan Burns for the UCC Disabilities Ministries Board
—————————–
Instructions for the UCCDM Lenten Reflections:
- Entries must be based on the Revised Common Lectionary
- Maximum number of words: 500 (preferred length of approximately 250 words)
- Quotations of others’ work is not permitted
- Format: word doc, Google doc, email text
- Authors will not receive compensation for their reflections
- Authors will be notified if selected
—————————–
Dates and deadlines for reflections and submissions:
Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Joel 2:1 – 2, 12 – 17, Isaiah 58:1 – 12, Psalm 51:1 – 17, 2 Corinthians 5:20b – 6:10, Matthew 6:1 – 6, 16 – 21.
Submission due Jan. 30
First Sunday of Lent: Sunday, February 14, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 11, Psalm 91:1 – 2, 9 – 16, Romans 10:8b -1 3, Luke 4:1 – 13.
Submission due Feb. 04
Second Sunday of Lent: Sunday, February 21, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Genesis 15:1 – 12, 17 – 18, Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17 – 4:1, Luke 13:31 – 35, Luke 9:28 – 36, (37 – 43a).
Submission due Feb. 11
Third Sunday in Lent: Sunday, February 28, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 55:1 – 9, Psalm 63:1 – 8, 1 Corinthians 10:1 – 13, Luke 13:1 – 9.
Submission due Feb. 18
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Sunday, March 6, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Joshua 5:9 – 12, Psalm 32, 2 Corinthians 5:16 – 21, Luke 15:1 – 3, 11b – 32.
Submission due Feb. 25
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Sunday, March 13, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 43:16 – 21, Psalm 126, Philippians 3:4b – 14, John 12:1 – 8.
Submission due Mar. 3
Palm Sunday: Sunday, March 20, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 50:4 – 9a, Psalm 31:9 – 16, Philippians 2:5 – 11, Luke 22:14 – 23:56, Luke 23:1 – 49.
Submission due Mar. 10
Maundy Thursday: Thursday, March 24, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Exodus 12:1 – 4, (5 – 10), 11 – 14, Psalm 116:1 – 2, 12 – 19, 1 Corinthians 11:23 – 26, John 13:1 – 17, 31b -35.
Submission due Mar. 10
Good Friday: Friday, March 25, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12, Psalm 22, Hebrews 10:16 – 25, Hebrews 4:14 – 16; 5:7 – 9, or John 18:1 – 19:42.
Submission due Mar. 10
Holy Saturday: Saturday, March 26, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Job 14:1 – 14, Lamentations 3:1 – 9, 19 – 24, Psalm 31:1 – 4, 15 – 16, 1 Peter 4:1 – 8, Matthew 27:57 – 66, or John 19:38 – 42.
Submission due Mar. 10
Easter Sunday: Sunday, March 27, 2016
Possible Lectionary Readings: Acts 10:34 – 43, Isaiah 65:17 – 25, Psalm 118:1 – 2, 14 – 24, 1 Corinthians 15:19 – 26, Acts 10:34 – 43, John 20:1 – 18, Luke 24:1 – 12.
Submission due Mar. 10