Sunday 17 July 2022 DAILY LECTIONARY

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Sunday 17 July 2022 
DAILY LECTIONARY

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Joshua 6:15-27

On the seventh day they rose early, at dawn, and marched around the
city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they
marched around the city seven times. And at the seventh time, when the
priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, ‘Shout!
For the Lord has given you the city. The city and all that is in it
shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the
prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because
she hid the messengers we sent. As for you, keep away from the things
devoted to destruction, so as not to covet* and take any of the
devoted things and make the camp of Israel an object for destruction,
bringing trouble upon it. But all silver and gold, and vessels of
bronze and iron, are sacred to the Lord; they shall go into the
treasury of the Lord.’ So the people shouted, and the trumpets were
blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpets, they
raised a great shout, and the wall fell down flat; so the people
charged straight ahead into the city and captured it. Then they
devoted to destruction by the edge of the sword all in the city, both
men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.

 Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, ‘Go into
the prostitute’s house, and bring the woman out of it and all who
belong to her, as you swore to her.’ So the young men who had been
spies went in and brought Rahab out, along with her father, her
mother, her brothers, and all who belonged to her—they brought all
her kindred out—and set them outside the camp of Israel. They burned
down the city, and everything in it; only the silver and gold, and the
vessels of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of
the Lord. But Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who
belonged to her, Joshua spared. Her family* has lived in Israel ever
since. For she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

 Joshua then pronounced this oath, saying,
‘Cursed before the Lord be anyone who tries
   to build this city—this Jericho!
At the cost of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation,
   and at the cost of his youngest he shall set up its gates!’

 So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.
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Acts 22:30-23:11

Since he wanted to find out what Paul* was being accused of by the
Jews, the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and
the entire council to meet. He brought Paul down and had him stand
before them.

While Paul was looking intently at the council he said, ‘Brothers,*
up to this day I have lived my life with a clear conscience before
God.’ Then the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him
to strike him on the mouth. At this Paul said to him, ‘God will
strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting there to judge me
according to the law, and yet in violation of the law you order me to
be struck?’ Those standing nearby said, ‘Do you dare to insult
God’s high priest?’ And Paul said, ‘I did not realize, brothers,
that he was high priest; for it is written, “You shall not speak
evil of a leader of your people.” ’

 When Paul noticed that some were Sadducees and others were
Pharisees, he called out in the council, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee,
a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the
resurrection* of the dead.’ When he said this, a dissension began
between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit;
but the Pharisees acknowledge all three.) Then a great clamour arose,
and certain scribes of the Pharisees’ group stood up and contended,
‘We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel
has spoken to him?’ When the dissension became violent, the tribune,
fearing that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered the soldiers to
go down, take him by force, and bring him into the barracks.

 That night the Lord stood near him and said, ‘Keep up your
courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you
must bear witness also in Rome.’
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Mark 2:1-12

When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he
was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room for
them, not even in front of the door; and he was speaking the word to
them. Then some people* came, bringing to him a paralysed man, carried
by four of them. And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of
the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug
through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay. When
Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Son, your sins are
forgiven.’ Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning
in their hearts, ‘Why does this fellow speak in this way? It is
blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?’ At once Jesus
perceived in his spirit that they were discussing these questions
among themselves; and he said to them, ‘Why do you raise such
questions in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,
“Your sins are forgiven”, or to say, “Stand up and take your mat
and walk”? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority on earth to forgive sins’—he said to the paralytic—
‘I say to you, stand up, take your mat and go to your home.’ And
he stood up, and immediately took the mat and went out before all of
them; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, ‘We
have never seen anything like this!’
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Morning Psalms: Psalm 63, 98

Psalm 63

O God, you are my God, I seek you,
   my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
   as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
   beholding your power and glory. 
Because your steadfast love is better than life,
   my lips will praise you. 
So I will bless you as long as I live;
   I will lift up my hands and call on your name. 

My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,*
   and my mouth praises you with joyful lips 
when I think of you on my bed,
   and meditate on you in the watches of the night; 
for you have been my help,
   and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy. 
My soul clings to you;
   your right hand upholds me. 

But those who seek to destroy my life
   shall go down into the depths of the earth; 
they shall be given over to the power of the sword,
   they shall be prey for jackals. 
But the king shall rejoice in God;
   all who swear by him shall exult,
   for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

Psalm 98

O sing to the Lord a new song,
   for he has done marvellous things.
His right hand and his holy arm
   have gained him victory. 
The Lord has made known his victory;
   he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations. 
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
   to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
   the victory of our God. 

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
   break forth into joyous song and sing praises. 
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
   with the lyre and the sound of melody. 
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
   make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord. 

Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
   the world and those who live in it. 
Let the floods clap their hands;
   let the hills sing together for joy 
at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
   to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
   and the peoples with equity.
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Evening Psalms: Psalm 103

Psalm 103

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
   and all that is within me,
   bless his holy name. 
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
   and do not forget all his benefits— 
who forgives all your iniquity,
   who heals all your diseases, 
who redeems your life from the Pit,
   who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 
who satisfies you with good as long as you live*
   so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 

The Lord works vindication
   and justice for all who are oppressed. 
He made known his ways to Moses,
   his acts to the people of Israel. 
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
   slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 
He will not always accuse,
   nor will he keep his anger for ever. 
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
   nor repay us according to our iniquities. 
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
   so great is his steadfast love towards those who fear him; 
as far as the east is from the west,
   so far he removes our transgressions from us. 
As a father has compassion for his children,
   so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him. 
For he knows how we were made;
   he remembers that we are dust. 

As for mortals, their days are like grass;
   they flourish like a flower of the field; 
for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
   and its place knows it no more. 
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
   on those who fear him,
   and his righteousness to children’s children, 
to those who keep his covenant
   and remember to do his commandments. 

The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
   and his kingdom rules over all. 
Bless the Lord, O you his angels,
   you mighty ones who do his bidding,
   obedient to his spoken word. 
Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
   his ministers that do his will. 
Bless the Lord, all his works,
   in all places of his dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
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