Sunday 16 June 2024 DAILY LECTIONARY

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Sunday 16 June 2024  
DAILY LECTIONARY

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Numbers 6:22-27

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying,
Thus you shall bless the Israelites: You shall say to them, 
The Lord bless you and keep you; 
the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; 
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

 So they shall put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.
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Acts 13:1-12

Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a
member of the court of Herod the ruler,* and Saul. While they were
worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart
for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’
Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent
them off.
 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia;
and from there they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis,
they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And
they had John also to assist them. When they had gone through the
whole island as far as Paphos, they met a certain magician, a Jewish
false prophet, named Bar-Jesus. He was with the proconsul, Sergius
Paulus, an intelligent man, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted
to hear the word of God. But the magician Elymas (for that is the
translation of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul
away from the faith. But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the
Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, ‘You son of the devil,
you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will
you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? And now
listen—the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind
for a while, unable to see the sun.’ Immediately mist and darkness
came over him, and he went about groping for someone to lead him by
the hand. When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for
he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
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Luke 12:41-48

Peter said, ‘Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for
everyone?’ And the Lord said, ‘Who then is the faithful and
prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to
give them their allowance of food at the proper time? Blessed is that
slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. Truly I tell
you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions. But if
that slave says to himself, “My master is delayed in coming”, and
if he begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and
drink and get drunk, the master of that slave will come on a day when
he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know, and will
cut him in pieces,* and put him with the unfaithful. That slave who
knew what his master wanted, but did not prepare himself or do what
was wanted, will receive a severe beating. But one who did not know
and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From
everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from
one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.

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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 34

Psalm 34

I will bless the Lord at all times;
   his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
   let the humble hear and be glad. 
O magnify the Lord with me,
   and let us exalt his name together. 

I sought the Lord, and he answered me,
   and delivered me from all my fears. 
Look to him, and be radiant;
   so your* faces shall never be ashamed. 
This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,
   and was saved from every trouble. 
The angel of the Lord encamps
   around those who fear him, and delivers them. 
O taste and see that the Lord is good;
   happy are those who take refuge in him. 
O fear the Lord, you his holy ones,
   for those who fear him have no want. 
The young lions suffer want and hunger,
   but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. 

Come, O children, listen to me;
   I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 
Which of you desires life,
   and covets many days to enjoy good? 
Keep your tongue from evil,
   and your lips from speaking deceit. 
Depart from evil, and do good;
   seek peace, and pursue it. 

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
   and his ears are open to their cry. 
The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
   to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears,
   and rescues them from all their troubles. 
The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
   and saves the crushed in spirit. 

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
   but the Lord rescues them from them all. 
He keeps all their bones;
   not one of them will be broken. 
Evil brings death to the wicked,
   and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. 
The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
   none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
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