In this episode of Working the Lectionary, your hosts John Bottomley and Brendan Byrne examine a reading from First Samuel for Pentecost 4, discussing how superficial interpretations of God looking "for the inner self" disguise what this text has to say about the injustices that are built into economic systems and the social hierarchies they create. For Pentecost 5, a pietistic reading of a passage from The Gospel According to Mark, in which Jesus calms a storm, are eschewed in favour of a closer examination of how this passage speaks into God's presence in the world and the injustices created by modernity's construction of work.
TRIGGER WARNING: There is some discussion of self-harm and suicidality in this episode.
Theme music: Work Undone by Pearce Roswell. Available through Epidemic Music. Used under license.
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