Preparation for listening is a crucial part of growing and learning. “Wrestling Year A: Connecting Sunday Readings with Lived Experience” is a resource for personal meditation and pastoral preparation for sermons to assist in preparation to hear the Sunday Bible readings from The Revised Common Lectionary. This resource uses evocative language, original poetry, scholarly references, and current topics to open new pathways in ancient texts.

The author is a retired United Methodist pastor with local congregations and a Transitional Intentional Interim Ministry Specialist for conflicted or grieving congregations. There is attention given to social holiness specifically connected with social justice.