The main theme in this week’s lectionary texts is proclamation -- the prophet Isaiah asks “Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning?” while Paul discusses the urgency of proclamation and of tailoring it to one’s audience. But in the next installment of The Immediate Word, team member Chris Keating notes that the gospel text’s account of Jesus’ ministry reveals perhaps the most important (and frequently overlooked) aspect of proclamation -- that of matching one’s words with deeds.
