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Lucas en el texto para este domingo y los otros evangelios sinópticos (Mc 1:12-13 y Mt 4:1-11) nos ofrecen el relato de las tentaciones de Jesús en el desierto después de su bautismo realizado por Juan el Bautista. En el evangelio de Juan lo encontramos en 6:15.26-34 y 7:1-4, con la diferencia de que la … Continue reading “San Lucas 4:1-13 Comentario por Violeta Rocha Areas”

Vivir es difícil. Es complicado. Nuestros días están llenos de una increíble combinación de experiencias que requieren que tomemos innumerables decisiones, que asumamos múltiples responsabilidades, y que enfrentemos, en ocasiones a la vez, diferentes situaciones y toda clase de personas. Para vivir utilizamos todo lo que tenemos: nuestros afectos, nuestra inteligencia, nuestras historias familiares, nacionales, … Continue reading “San Lucas 4:1-13 Comentario por Francisco Javier Giotía Padilla”

Accounts of the Temptation in the Wilderness appear in all three Synoptic Gospels. The story in the Gospel of Mark is notoriously brief, consisting of only two verses (1:12-13). The accounts in Matthew and Luke are much longer in comparison, and they are very much alike (Matthew 4:1-11//Luke 4:1-13). On the basis of the two … Continue reading “Luke 4:1-13 Commentary by Arland J. Hultgren”

John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, a retelling of the fall of Adam and Eve and hence humanity from God’s original created perfection, is fairly well known. Much less well known, unfortunately, is the sequel, Paradise Regained. Especially striking about the latter poem is its subject — not the birth, crucifixion, or resurrection of Jesus, but … Continue reading “Luke 4:1-13 Commentary by Scott Shauf”

During Lent the church often focuses on repentance, resisting temptation, and the passion of Jesus. Today’s text reminds us that our capacity to repent and to resist temptation comes from our relationship with God and the grace of his deliverance rather than from our own strength and initiative. We live in a world of competing … Continue reading “Luke 4:1-13 Commentary by Ruth Anne Reese”

El pasaje comienza enmarcando el ambiente. El foco está puesto en la gente y sus sentimientos: se sentían con expectativas y presentaban suposiciones. No era cualquier pregunta la que se hacían. Nada más ni nada menos que el gran interrogante por el Salvador prometido. ¿Era este el Cristo, el Mesías, aquel que tanto esperamos desde … Continue reading “San Lucas 3:15-17, 21-22 Comentario por Nicolás Panotto”

Fiesta de los Sentidos El pueblo estaba repleto de expectativas. La gente había estado observando el accionar profético de Juan el Bautista, escuchándolo predicar y respondiendo multitudinariamente a su llamado al bautismo. El acto de la inmersión en el río Jordán señalaba contrición y el deseo de vivir generosamente y con sentido. Juan actuaba con … Continue reading “San Lucas 3:15-17, 21-22 Comentario por Nancy Elizabeth Bedford”

Great expectations have always been part of the human story. Charles Dickens wrote an entire book with that as its title. Anyone can relate to looking forward to or anticipating something. In Luke’s Gospel, the people were expecting a Messiah and wondering if John the Baptist could be he. Luke and the reader both know … Continue reading “Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Commentary by Roy Harrisville”

Before we plunge into the Baptism of Jesus, it’s worthwhile to step back and note some of the unique features of Epiphany in Year C of 2013.  First, Epiphany was actually on a Sunday this year. There was no need for liturgical mechanics to acknowledge the event that’s the reason for the season. Last week … Continue reading “Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Commentary by Karoline Lewis”

On the Baptism of Jesus, a lot of preachers and worship planners encourage congregations to remember their baptisms. Many congregations use actual water as a part of the remembrance, perhaps using a piece of greenery to splash water on the congregation or passing bowls of water among the congregation so people can put their fingers … Continue reading “Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Commentary by Ron Allen”