Sunday 15 October 2023 DAILY LECTIONARY

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Sunday 15 October 2023
DAILY LECTIONARY

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Jeremiah 36:1-10

In the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, this word
came to Jeremiah from the Lord: Take a scroll and write on it all the
words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the
nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah until
today. It may be that when the house of Judah hears of all the
disasters that I intend to do to them, all of them may turn from their
evil ways, so that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

 Then Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on a
scroll at Jeremiah’s dictation all the words of the Lord that he had
spoken to him. And Jeremiah ordered Baruch, saying, ‘I am prevented
from entering the house of the Lord; so you go yourself, and on a fast
day in the hearing of the people in the Lord’s house you shall read
the words of the Lord from the scroll that you have written at my
dictation. You shall read them also in the hearing of all the people
of Judah who come up from their towns. It may be that their plea will
come before the Lord, and that all of them will turn from their evil
ways, for great is the anger and wrath that the Lord has pronounced
against this people.’ And Baruch son of Neriah did all that the
prophet Jeremiah ordered him about reading from the scroll the words
of the Lord in the Lord’s house.

 In the fifth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, in the
ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came
from the towns of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the
Lord. Then, in the hearing of all the people, Baruch read the words of
Jeremiah from the scroll, in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of
Gemariah son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper court,
at the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.
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Acts 14:8-18

In Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet and had
never walked, for he had been crippled from birth. He listened to Paul
as he was speaking. And Paul, looking at him intently and seeing that
he had faith to be healed, said in a loud voice, ‘Stand upright on
your feet.’ And the man* sprang up and began to walk. When the
crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language,
‘The gods have come down to us in human form!’ Barnabas they
called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief
speaker. The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city,*
brought oxen and garlands to the gates; he and the crowds wanted to
offer sacrifice. When the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they
tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,
‘Friends,* why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and
we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless
things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the
sea and all that is in them. In past generations he allowed all the
nations to follow their own ways; yet he has not left himself without
a witness in doing good—giving you rains from heaven and fruitful
seasons, and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.’ Even
with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering
sacrifice to them.
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Luke 7:36-50
 
One of the Pharisees asked Jesus* to eat with him, and he went into
the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman in
the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the
Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She stood
behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her
tears and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his
feet and anointing them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who
had invited him saw it, he said to himself, ‘If this man were a
prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is
touching him—that she is a sinner.’ Jesus spoke up and said to
him, ‘Simon, I have something to say to you.’ ‘Teacher,’ he
replied, ‘speak.’ ‘A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed
five hundred denarii,* and the other fifty. When they could not pay,
he cancelled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love
him more?’ Simon answered, ‘I suppose the one for whom he
cancelled the greater debt.’ And Jesus* said to him, ‘You have
judged rightly.’ Then turning towards the woman, he said to Simon,
‘Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water
for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them
with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she
has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil,
but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore, I tell you, her
sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great
love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.’ Then he
said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’ But those who were at the
table with him began to say among themselves, ‘Who is this who even
forgives sins?’ And he said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved
you; go in peace.’
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Morning Psalms: Psalm 146, 147

Psalm 146

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul! 
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
   I will sing praises to my God all my life long. 

Do not put your trust in princes,
   in mortals, in whom there is no help. 
When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
   on that very day their plans perish. 

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
   whose hope is in the Lord their God, 
who made heaven and earth,
   the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith for ever; 
   who executes justice for the oppressed;
   who gives food to the hungry. 

The Lord sets the prisoners free; 
   the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
   the Lord loves the righteous. 
The Lord watches over the strangers;
   he upholds the orphan and the widow,
   but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. 

The Lord will reign for ever,
   your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!

Psalm 147

Praise the Lord!
How good it is to sing praises to our God;
   for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. 
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
   he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 
He heals the broken-hearted,
   and binds up their wounds. 
He determines the number of the stars;
   he gives to all of them their names. 
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
   his understanding is beyond measure. 
The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;
   he casts the wicked to the ground. 

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
   make melody to our God on the lyre. 
He covers the heavens with clouds,
   prepares rain for the earth,
   makes grass grow on the hills. 
He gives to the animals their food,
   and to the young ravens when they cry. 
His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
   nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner;* 
but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
   in those who hope in his steadfast love. 

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
   Praise your God, O Zion! 
For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
   he blesses your children within you. 
He grants peace* within your borders;
   he fills you with the finest of wheat. 
He sends out his command to the earth;
   his word runs swiftly. 
He gives snow like wool;
   he scatters frost like ashes. 
He hurls down hail like crumbs—
   who can stand before his cold? 
He sends out his word, and melts them;
   he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow. 
He declares his word to Jacob,
   his statutes and ordinances to Israel. 
He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
   they do not know his ordinances.
Praise the Lord!
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Evening Psalms: Psalm 111, 112, 113

Psalm 111

Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
   in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 
Great are the works of the Lord,
   studied by all who delight in them. 
Full of honour and majesty is his work,
   and his righteousness endures for ever. 
He has gained renown by his wonderful deeds;
   the Lord is gracious and merciful. 
He provides food for those who fear him;
   he is ever mindful of his covenant. 
He has shown his people the power of his works,
   in giving them the heritage of the nations. 
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
   all his precepts are trustworthy. 
They are established for ever and ever,
   to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness. 
He sent redemption to his people;
   he has commanded his covenant for ever.
   Holy and awesome is his name. 
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
   all those who practise it* have a good understanding.
   His praise endures for ever.

Psalm 112

Praise the Lord!
   Happy are those who fear the Lord,
   who greatly delight in his commandments. 
Their descendants will be mighty in the land;
   the generation of the upright will be blessed. 
Wealth and riches are in their houses,
   and their righteousness endures for ever. 
They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
   they are gracious, merciful, and righteous. 
It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
   who conduct their affairs with justice. 
For the righteous will never be moved;
   they will be remembered for ever. 
They are not afraid of evil tidings;
   their hearts are firm, secure in the Lord. 
Their hearts are steady, they will not be afraid;
   in the end they will look in triumph on their foes. 
They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor;
   their righteousness endures for ever;
   their horn is exalted in honour. 
The wicked see it and are angry;
   they gnash their teeth and melt away;
   the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.

Psalm 113

Praise the Lord!
Praise, O servants of the Lord;
   praise the name of the Lord. 

Blessed be the name of the Lord
   from this time on and for evermore. 
>From the rising of the sun to its setting
   the name of the Lord is to be praised. 
The Lord is high above all nations,
   and his glory above the heavens. 

Who is like the Lord our God,
   who is seated on high, 
who looks far down
   on the heavens and the earth? 
He raises the poor from the dust,
   and lifts the needy from the ash heap, 
to make them sit with princes,
   with the princes of his people. 
He gives the barren woman a home,
   making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the Lord!
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