The listening resource page is designed to help the congregation remain open to hearing the biblical text each Sunday. This tool is intended to support the preacher in guiding the assembly's engagement with the Word.
Rev. Scott E. Schul has kindly shared an example of using an element in the liturgy (the Prayer of the Day) to highlight the dominate theme of the Gospel lesson. The Prayer is one with a long history - it dates back to the 7th century - and so it allowed me to do more than simply teach the spiritual "takeaway"; it enabled the people (via the prayer) to engage it alongside 14 centuries of Christians who have likewise been struggling to deal with temporary suffering without sacrificing their eternal relationship with Christ. Rev. Scott E. Schul.pdf