Lectionary Lab PREMIUM Edition for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A
January 15, 2023
Thinking Through the Texts
What do you notice? Well, I immediately notice the word “know” in a couple of significant places. Isaiah says that the Lord has named, called, and known him from his mother’s womb. Impressive. John says of Jesus, “I myself did not know him.” And yet, John proclaims this man as the Lamb of God, tasked with taking away the sins …