In Mark 4:21-22a, Jesus asks, "Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?" The ambo is that lampstand from where our hidden emotions can be made visible,

As lectors, let us always remind ourselves that each time we proclaim God's word from "just the ambo," typically just a few feet from "The Altar," we are literally standing on Holy Ground.

My college teacher of a salesmanship class once said, “The strongest human motivation is the desire to be superior. And if we’re naive enough to judge our superiority or equality by what we show on our backs or in our driveways, then we (literally) pay the price.

When we think we're all prepared to proclaim our assigned Sunday readings, are we sure? What about the Prayers of the Faithful we're also assigned? Don't they deserve ample preparation as well?