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Reading the Gospel of Mark 5:21-43 “…he took her by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha cum’…” This passage from Mark 5:21-43 is included in the revised common lectionary provided by the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. The text is from the NRSV. You can hear a recording of this passage here. Reading the Gospel aloud…

As a lay reader, ultimate humility comes in realizing that the reading is not about you. You’re there to serve as the catalyst between members of the congregation and their own encounters with scripture. The reading is not about your skills or issues. It’s about experiences pertaining to the human condition as a whole, illuminated…

Reading and hearing the Gospel of Mark 4:35-41 Reading the Gospel aloud invites the audience to experience human encounters with the divine as revealed in the Bible.  We can leave interpretation and meaning to members of the clergy and other scholars. What we are most interested in as lay readers is the human experience found…

In Book Six of his Confessions, St. Augustine recounts coming upon St. Ambrose sitting quietly by himself, reading a book and “not even moving his lips!” As if this was some sort of dramatic innovation in reading for the 4th-5th century AD. Apparently, it was common practice at the time, even when reading alone, to…
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