Friday 23 December 2022 DAILY LECTIONARY

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Friday 23 December 2022 
DAILY LECTIONARY

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Isaiah 33:17-22

Your eyes will see the king in his beauty;
   they will behold a land that stretches far away. 
Your mind will muse on the terror:
   ‘Where is the one who counted?
   Where is the one who weighed the tribute?
   Where is the one who counted the towers?’ 
No longer will you see the insolent people,
   the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend,
   stammering in a language that you cannot understand. 
Look on Zion, the city of our appointed festivals!
   Your eyes will see Jerusalem,
   a quiet habitation, an immovable tent,
whose stakes will never be pulled up,
   and none of whose ropes will be broken. 
But there the Lord in majesty will be for us
   a place of broad rivers and streams,
where no galley with oars can go,
   nor stately ship can pass. 
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler,
   the Lord is our king; he will save us.
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Revelation 22:6-11,18-20

And he said to me, ‘These words are trustworthy and true, for the
Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to
show his servants* what must soon take place.’

 ‘See, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of
the prophecy of this book.’ 

 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard
and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who
showed them to me; but he said to me, ‘You must not do that! I am a
fellow-servant* with you and your comrades* the prophets, and with
those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!’

 And he said to me, ‘Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of
this book, for the time is near. Let the evildoer still do evil, and
the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the
holy still be holy.’ 

 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if
anyone adds to them, God will add to that person the plagues described
in this book; if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this
prophecy, God will take away that person’s share in the tree of life
and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

 The one who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming
soon.’

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
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Luke 1:57-66

Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her
neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy
to her, and they rejoiced with her.

 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were
going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said,
‘No; he is to be called John.’ They said to her, ‘None of your
relatives has this name.’ Then they began motioning to his father to
find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a
writing-tablet and wrote, ‘His name is John.’ And all of them were
amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he
began to speak, praising God. Fear came over all their neighbours, and
all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country
of Judea. All who heard them pondered them and said, ‘What then will
this child become?’ For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.
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Morning Psalms: Psalm 93, 96

Psalm 93

The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty;
   the Lord is robed, he is girded with strength.
He has established the world; it shall never be moved; 
   your throne is established from of old;
   you are from everlasting. 

The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
   the floods have lifted up their voice;
   the floods lift up their roaring. 
More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
   more majestic than the waves* of the sea,
   majestic on high is the Lord! 

Your decrees are very sure;
   holiness befits your house,
   O Lord, for evermore.

Psalm 96

O sing to the Lord a new song;
   sing to the Lord, all the earth. 
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
   tell of his salvation from day to day. 
Declare his glory among the nations,
   his marvellous works among all the peoples. 
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
   he is to be revered above all gods. 
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
   but the Lord made the heavens. 
Honour and majesty are before him;
   strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
   ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
   bring an offering, and come into his courts. 
Worship the Lord in holy splendour;
   tremble before him, all the earth. 

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.’ 
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
   let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 
   let the field exult, and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 
   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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Evening Psalms: Psalm 148, 150

Psalm 148

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
   praise him in the heights! 
Praise him, all his angels;
   praise him, all his host! 

Praise him, sun and moon;
   praise him, all you shining stars! 
Praise him, you highest heavens,
   and you waters above the heavens! 

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
   for he commanded and they were created. 
He established them for ever and ever;
   he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.* 

Praise the Lord from the earth,
   you sea monsters and all deeps, 
fire and hail, snow and frost,
   stormy wind fulfilling his command! 

Mountains and all hills,
   fruit trees and all cedars! 
Wild animals and all cattle,
   creeping things and flying birds! 

Kings of the earth and all peoples,
   princes and all rulers of the earth! 
Young men and women alike,
   old and young together! 

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
   for his name alone is exalted;
   his glory is above earth and heaven. 
He has raised up a horn for his people,
   praise for all his faithful,
   for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!

Psalm 150

Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
   praise him in his mighty firmament!* 
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
   praise him according to his surpassing greatness! 

Praise him with trumpet sound;
   praise him with lute and harp! 
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
   praise him with strings and pipe! 
Praise him with clanging cymbals;
   praise him with loud clashing cymbals! 
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
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