Yesterday’s reading was ok.
The two obvious questions are:
Did i prepare enough?
Did i over-prepare?
Such is life.
Swim at your own risk?
Taking risks is risky. So is playing it safe.
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Swim at your own risk?
Tag: Lector
Do these 50 seconds and 74 words matter in the lives of the audience?
Just stopping for a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread
Ever run an errand and return with a profound sense of gratitude for something you thought was unappreciated?
A cursory greeting led to an extended visit in the grocery store aisle.
What started as, ‘Didn’t realize you lived nearby’, ended with a humbling realization that someone noticed.
Not growing up in the Catholic Church (converted in 1999 at 40), the approach to becoming a Lector (reader) had no boundaries. Most Lectors read in a monotone, uninspired voice – probably passed down as tradition.
It didn’t (and still doesn’t) feel right.
Joanne (retired) notices. And is very grateful someone in our congregation isn’t hemmed in by what everyone else does.
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jeff noel Had A Mini Epiphany While Lectoring At Church On Sunday
The Catholic Church uses volunteers to conduct Mass. So jeff noel volunteers his public speaking experience, as a Catholic Lector. Typically, The Old Testament and The New Testament passages are read by laypeople and the Priest or Deacon reads The Gospel.
Baptized Lutheran and converted to Catholicism (1999 at age 40), jeff noel quickly saw the stereotypical (but well-intentioned) going-through-the-motions sound of a Lector who reads the way they’ve grown up listening. This led to a Sunday epiphany.
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The Privilege To Proclaim
It’s a decent size, maybe 1,500 seats…
Our Church’s ambo, last Easter…
This morning, making final preparations for today’s Old Testament reading from the Book of Leviticus, I’m mindful that when it’s done correctly, the reading sounds like a proclamation of God’s Holy word.
For just a moment in time, if it’s even remotely humanly possible to be nearly perfect, let it be those 75 seconds when I stand and speak at the ambo.
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