Bible readings in Sunday worship

Sunday worship at Salisbury URC is usually guided by the readings designated in the Common Revised Lectionary. Sometimes, for special events or seasons, other Bible readings will be chosen. Readings are suggested for each day of the year.

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Reflection on Anger

What Am I to Do with My Anger? by Elsa Cook  ‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.’ – Matthew 5:5 (NRSV) Every morning, when I open my eyes, it’s there again. It’s kept me up half the night, but in those few hours of slumber, I hoped that it might disappear. […]

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Light, salt and boundaries…Life’s essentials?

Bible Study with Tod  Text:   Matthew 5:13-20  (from the Common Lectionary readings for February) Setting the scene: Our passage comes early in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.  Jesus opens his talk with mild easy-to-swallow Beatitudes.  Then having seized his listeners’ attention with these dynamic images of salt and light, he boldly declares requirements of God’s […]

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