Daily Lectionary Readings for Wednesday 1 November 2006

Daily Lectionary Readings for Wednesday 1 November 2006

DAILY LECTIONARY:

Morning: Psalm 96:1-13
Nahum 1:1-14
Revelation 12:1-6
Luke 11:37-52
Evening: Psalm 132:1-18

ALL SAINTS DAY LECTIONARY:

Isaiah 25:6-9
Psalm 24:1-10
Revelation 21:1-6a
John 11:32-44


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DAILY LECTIONARY
Morning: Psalm 96:1-13

[1] O sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
[2] Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
[3] Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.
[4] For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be revered above all gods.
[5] For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the LORD made the heavens.
[6] Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

[7] Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
[8] Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts.
[9] Worship the LORD in holy splendor;
tremble before him, all the earth.

[10] Say among the nations, "The LORD is king!
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
He will judge the peoples with equity."
[11] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
[12] let the field exult, and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
[13] before the LORD; for he is coming,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.


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Nahum 1:1-14

[1] An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum
of Elkosh.

[2] A jealous and avenging God is the LORD, the LORD is avenging and
wrathful; the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries and rages against
his enemies. [3] The LORD is slow to anger but great in power, and the
LORD will by no means clear the guilty.

His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of
his feet. [4] He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and he dries up
all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the bloom of Lebanon
fades. [5] The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the
earth heaves before him, the world and all who live in it.

[6] Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat
of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and by him the
rocks are broken in pieces. [7] The LORD is good, a stronghold
in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him, [8]
even in a rushing flood. He will make a full end of his adversaries,
and will pursue his enemies into darkness. [9] Why do you plot
against the LORD? He will make an end; no adversary will rise up
twice. [10] Like thorns they are entangled, like drunkards they
are drunk; they are consumed like dry straw. [11] From you one has
gone out who plots evil against the LORD, who counsels wickedness.

[12] Thus says the LORD, "Though they are at full strength and many,
they will be cut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I
will afflict you no more. [13] And now I will break off his yoke
from you and snap the bonds that bind you."

[14] The LORD has commanded concerning you: "Your name shall be
perpetuated no longer; from the house of your gods I will cut off the
carved image and the cast image. I will make your grave, for you are
worthless."


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Revelation 12:1-6

[1] A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the
sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve
stars. [2] She was pregnant and was crying out in birthpangs, in the
agony of giving birth. [3] Then another portent appeared in heaven:
a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven
diadems on his heads. [4] His tail swept down a third of the stars
of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before
the woman who was about to bear a child, so that he might devour her
child as soon as it was born. [5] And she gave birth to a son, a
male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. But
her child was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne; [6]
and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place
prepared by God, so that there she can be nourished for one
thousand two hundred sixty days.


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Luke 11:37-52

[37] While he was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine with
him; so he went in and took his place at the table. [38] The Pharisee
was amazed to see that he did not first wash before dinner. [39]
Then the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of
the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and
wickedness. [40] You fools! Did not the one who made the outside
make the inside also? [41] So give for alms those things that are
within; and see, everything will be clean for you.

[42] "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs
of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God; it is these
you ought to have practiced, without neglecting the others. [43] Woe
to you Pharisees! For you love to have the seat of honor in the
synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces. [44]
Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over
them without realizing it."

[45] One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, when you say these
things, you insult us too." [46] and he said, "Woe also to you
lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you
yourselves do not lift a finger to ease them. [47] Woe to you! For
you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed.
[48] So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your
ancestors; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. [49]
Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' [50] so
that this generation may be charged with the blood of all the
prophets shed since the foundation of the world, [51] from the
blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the
altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged
against this generation. [52] Woe to you lawyers! For you have
taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and
you hindered those who were entering."


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Evening: Psalm 132:1-18

[1] O LORD, remember in David's favor
all the hardships he endured;
[2] how he swore to the LORD
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
[3] "I will not enter my house
or get into my bed;
[4] I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
[5] until I find a place for the LORD,
a dwelling-place for the Mighty One of Jacob."

[6] We heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
[7] "Let us go to his dwelling-place;
let us worship at his footstool."

[8] Rise up, O LORD, and go to your resting-place,
you and the ark of your might.
[9] Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let your faithful shout for joy.
[10] For your servant David's sake
do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

[11] The LORD swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
"One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.
[12] If your sons keep my covenant
and my decrees that I shall teach them,
their sons also, for evermore,
shall sit on your throne."

[13] For the LORD has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his habitation:
[14] "This is my resting-place for ever;
here I will reside, for I have desired it.
[15] I will abundantly bless its provisions;
I will satisfy its poor with bread.
[16] Its priests I will clothe with salvation,
and its faithful will shout for joy.
[17] There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.
[18] His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,
but on him, his crown will gleam."


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ALL SAINTS DAY LECTIONARY
Isaiah 25:6-9

[6] On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a
feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled
with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear.

[7] And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over
all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; he will
swallow up death forever.

[8] Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces, and
the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for
the LORD has spoken.

[9] It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited
for him, so that he might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have
waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.


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Psalm 24:1-10

[1] The earth is the LORD's and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it;
[2] for he has founded it on the seas,
and established it on the rivers.

[3] Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
[4] Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
who do not lift up their souls to what is false,
and do not swear deceitfully.
[5] They will receive blessing from the LORD,
and vindication from the God of their salvation.
[6] Such is the company of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Selah

[7] Lift up your heads, O gates!
and be lifted up, O ancient doors!
that the King of glory may come in.
[8] Who is the King of glory?
The LORD, strong and mighty,
the LORD, mighty in battle.
[9] Lift up your heads, O gates!
and be lifted up, O ancient doors!
that the King of glory may come in.
[10] Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts,
he is the King of glory.
Selah


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Revelation 21:1-6a

[1] Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven
and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. [2]
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of
heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. [3]
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "See, the home of
God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will
be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; [4] he will wipe
every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying
and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away."

[5] And the one who was seated on the throne said, "See, I am making
all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for these words are
trustworthy and true." [6] Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the
Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will
give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life."


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John 11:32-44

[32] When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his
feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would
not have died." [33] When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who
came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and
deeply moved. [34] He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to
him, "Lord, come and see." [35] Jesus began to weep. [36] So the
Jews said, "See how he loved him!" [37] But some of them said, "Could
not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from
dying?"

[38] Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was
a cave, and a stone was lying against it. [39] Jesus said, "Take
away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him,
"Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days."
[40] Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you
would see the glory of God?" [41] So they took away the stone. And
Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for having heard
me. [42] I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the
sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you
sent me." [43] When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice,
"Lazarus, come out!" [44] The dead man came out, his hands and feet
bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus
said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."