Daily Readings
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Morning Prayer — First Lesson
Sirach 27
Many have sinned for a thing indifferent; And he that seeks to multiply gain will turn his eye away. A nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones; And sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling. Unless a man hold on diligently in the fear of the Lord, His house will soon be overthrown. In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains; So the filth of man in his reasoning. The furnace will prove the potter’s vessels; And the trial of a man is in his reasoning. The fruit of a tree declares the husbandry thereof; So is the utterance of the thought of the heart of a man. Praise no man before you hear him reason; For this is the trial of men. If you follow righteousness, you will obtain her, And put her on, as a long robe of glory. Birds will resort to their like; And truth will return to those who practise her. The lion lies in wait for prey; So does sin for those who work iniquity. The discourse of a godly man is always wisdom: But the foolish man changes as the moon. Among men void of understanding observe the opportunity; But stay continually among the thoughtful. The discourse of fools is an offence; And their laughter is in the wantonness of sin. The talk of a man of many oaths will make the hair stand upright; And their strife makes one stop his ears. The strife of the proud is a shedding of blood; And their reviling of each other is a grievous thing to hear. He that reveals secrets destroys credit, And will not find a friend to his mind. Love a friend, and keep faith with him: But if you reveal his secrets, You shall not pursue after him; For as a man has destroyed his enemy, So have you destroyed the friendship of your neighbor. And as a bird which you have loosed out of your hand, So have you let your neighbor go, and you will not catch him again: Pursue him not, for he is gone far away, And has escaped as a gazelle out of the snare. For a wound may be bound up, and after reviling there may be a reconcilement; But he that reveals secrets has lost hope. One that winks with the eye contriveth evil things; And no man will remove him from it. When you are present, he will speak sweetly, And will admire your words; But afterward he will writhe his mouth, And set a trap for you in your words. I have hated many things, but nothing like him; And the Lord will hate him. One that casts a stone on high casts it on his own head; And a deceitful stroke will open wounds. He that digs a pit will fall into it; And he that sets a snare will be taken therein. He that does evil things, they will roll upon him, And he will not know whence they have come to him. Mockery and reproach are from the haughty; And vengeance, as a lion, will lie in wait for him. They that rejoice at the fall of the godly will be taken in a snare; And anguish will consume them before they die. Wrath and anger, these also are abominations; And a sinful man will possess them.
Morning Prayer — Second Lesson
Luke 23
The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate. They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.” Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.” But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.” But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean. When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days. Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him. He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers. The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate. Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other. Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him. Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.” Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast. But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”— one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder. Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus, but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!” He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.” But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed. Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done. He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will. When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Jesus. A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him. But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’ For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?” There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death. When they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots. The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!” The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar, and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.” One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!” But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.” All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts. All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things. Behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom: this man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body. He took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near. The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid. They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Evening Prayer — First Lesson
Sirach 28
He that takes vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord; And he will surely make firm his sins. Forgive your neighbor the hurt that he has done you; And then your sins will be pardoned when you pray. Man cherisheth anger against man; And does he seek healing from the Lord? Upon a man like himself he has no mercy; And does he make supplication for his own sins? He being himself flesh nourishes wrath: Who will make atonement for his sins? Remember your last end, and cease from enmity: Remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments. Remember the commandments, and be not angry with your neighbor; And remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance. Abstain from strife, and you will diminish your sins: For a passionate man will kindle strife; And a man that is a sinner will trouble friends, And will make debate among those who are at peace. As is the fuel of the fire, so will it burn; And as the stoutness of the strife is, so will it burn: As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; And as is his wealth, so will he exalt his anger. A contention begun in haste kindles a fire; And a hasty fighting sheds blood. If you blow a spark, it will burn; And if you spit upon it, it will be quenched: And both these shall come out of your mouth. Curse the whisperer and double-tongued: For he has destroyed many that were at peace. A third person’s tongue has shaken many, And dispersed them from nation to nation; And it has pulled down strong cities, And overthrown the houses of great men. A third person’s tongue has cast out brave women, And deprived them of their labors. He that hearkens to it will not find rest, Nor shall he dwell quietly. The stroke of a whip makes a mark in the flesh; But the stroke of a tongue will break bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: Yet not so many as those who have fallen because of the tongue. Happy is he that is sheltered from it, That has not passed through the wrath thereof; That has not drawn its yoke, And has not been bound with its bands. For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, And the bands thereof are bands of brass. The death thereof is an evil death; And Hades were better than it. It shall not have rule over godly men; And they shall not be burned in its flame. They that forsake the Lord shall fall into it; And it shall burn among them, and shall not be quenched: It shall be sent forth upon them as a lion; And as a leopard it shall destroy them. Look that you hedge your possession about with thorns; Bind up your silver and your gold; And make a balance and a weight for your words; And make a door and a bar for your mouth. Take heed lest you slip therein; Lest you fall before one that lies in wait.
Evening Prayer — Second Lesson
1 Thessalonians 3
Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone, and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith, that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task. For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know. For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain. But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you, for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith. For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God, night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith? Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you, to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
Readings follow the 1662 Book of Common Prayer (public domain). Scripture text is in the public domain. (World English Bible)
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