Daily Readings
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Morning Prayer — First Lesson
Sirach 33
There shall no evil happen to him that fears the Lord; But in temptation once and again will he deliver him. A wise man will not hate the law; But he that is a hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm. A man of understanding will put his trust in the law; And the law is faithful to him, as when one asks at the oracle. Prepare your speech, and so shall you be heard; Bind up instruction, and make your answer. The heart of a fool is as a cartwheel; And his thoughts like a rolling axle tree. A stallion horse is as a mocking friend; He neighs under every one that sits upon him. Why does one day excel another, When all the light of every day in the year is of the sun? By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished; And he varied seasons and feasts: Some of them he exalted and hallowed, And some of them has he made ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, And Adam was created of earth. In the abundance of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them, And made their ways various: Some of them he blessed and exalted, And some of them he hallowed and brought near to himself: Some of them he cursed and brought low, And overthrew them from their place. As the clay of the potter in his hand, All his ways are according to his good pleasure; So men are in the hand of him that made them, To render to them according to his judgement. Good is the opposite of evil, And life is the opposite of death: So is the sinner is the opposite of the godly. And thus look upon all the works of the Most High; Two and two, one against another. And I waked up last, As one that gleans after the grape gatherers: By the blessing of the Lord I got before them, And filled my winepress as one that gathers grapes. Consider that I laboured not for myself alone, But for all those who seek instruction. Hear me, you⌃ great men of the people, And hearken with your ears, you⌃ rulers of the congregation. To son and wife, to brother and friend, Give not power over you while you live; And give not your goods to another, Lest you repent and make supplication for them again. Whilst you yet live, and breath is in you, Give not yourself over to anybody. For better it is that your children should supplicate you, Than that you should look to the hand of your sons. In all your works keep the upper hand; Bring not a stain on your honor. In the day that you endest the days of your life, And in the time of death, distribute your inheritance. Fodder, a stick, and burdens, for an ass; Bread, and discipline, and work, for a servant. Set your servant to work, and you shall find rest: Leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty. Yoke and thong will bow the neck: And for an evil servant there are racks and tortures. Send him to labor, that he be not idle; For idleness teaches much mischief. Set him to work, as is fit for him; And if he obey not, make his fetters heavy. And be not excessive toward any; And without judgement do nothing. If you have a servant, let him be as yourself, Because you have bought him with blood. If you have a servant, treat him as yourself; For as your own soul will you have need of him: If you treat him ill, and he depart and run away, Which way will you go to seek him?
Morning Prayer — Second Lesson
John 2
The third day, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the wedding. When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.” Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they took it. When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn’t know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!” This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days. The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting. He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers’ money and overthrew their tables. To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.” The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews therefore said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?” But he spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did. But Jesus didn’t entrust himself to them, because he knew everyone, and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
Evening Prayer — First Lesson
Sirach 34
Vain and false hopes are for a man void of understanding; And dreams give wings to fools. As one that catches at a shadow, and follows after the wind, So is he that sets his mind on dreams. The vision of dreams is as this thing against that, The likeness of a face near a face. Of an unclean thing what shall be cleansed? And of that which is false what shall be true? Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: And the heart fancies, as a woman’s in travail. If they be not sent from the Most High in your visitation, Give not your heart to them. For dreams have led many astray: And they have failed by putting their hope in them. Without lying shall the law be accomplished; And wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth. A well-instructed man knows many things; And he that has much experience will declare understanding. He that has no experience knows few things: But he that has wandered shall increase his skill. In my wandering I have seen many things; And more than my words is my understanding. Ofttimes was I in danger even to death; And I was preserved because of these things. The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; For their hope is upon him that saves them. Whoso fears the Lord shall not be afraid, and shall not play the coward; For he is his hope. Blessed is the soul of him that fears the Lord: To whom does he give heed? and who is his stay? The eyes of the Lord are upon those who love him, A mighty protection and strong stay, A cover from the hot blast, and a cover from the noonday, A guard from stumbling, and a succour from falling. He raises up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes: He gives healing, life, and blessing. He that sacrifices of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is made in mockery; And the mockeries of wicked men are not well-pleasing. The Most High has no pleasure in the offerings of the ungodly; Neither is he pacified for sins by the multitude of sacrifices. As one that kills the son before his father’s eyes Is he that brings a sacrifice from the goods of the poor. The bread of the needy is the life of the poor: He that depriveth him thereof is a man of blood. As one that slays his neighbor is he that takes away his living; And as a shedder of blood is he that depriveth a hireling of his hire. One building, and another pulling down, What profit have they had but toil? One praying, and another cursing, Whose voice will the Lord listen to? He that washes himself after touching a dead body, and touches it again, What profit has he in his washing? Even so a man fasting for his sins, And going again, and doing the same; Who will listen to his prayer? And what profit has he in his humiliation?
Evening Prayer — Second Lesson
2 Thessalonians 1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds, so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure. This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer. Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus, who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired among all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Readings follow the 1662 Book of Common Prayer (public domain). Scripture text is in the public domain. (World English Bible)
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