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7th Sunday after Pentecost

First Reading: Isaiah 44:6-8 6Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. 7Who is like me? Let them proclaim it, let them declare and set it forth before me. Who has announced from of old the things to come? Let…

6th Sunday after Pentecost

First Read: Isaiah 55:10-13 10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I…

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

The Prayer of the Day O God, you direct our lives by your grace, and your words of justice and mercy reshape the world. Mold us into a people who welcome your word and serve one another, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.Amen. First Reading:  Jeremiah 28:5-9 5The prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests…

Third Sunday after Pentecost

First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-13 First Reading Jeremiah 20:7-13 7O Lord, you have enticed me,and I was enticed;you have overpowered me,and you have prevailed.I have become a laughingstock all day long;everyone mocks me.8For whenever I speak, I must cry out,I must shout, “Violence and destruction!”For the word of the Lord has become for mea reproach and derision all day long.9If I say, “I will not mention…

Second Sunday After Pentecost

First Reading: Exodus 19:2-8a 2The Israelites had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there in front of the mountain.3Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: 4You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how…

Trinity Sunday

First Reading: Genesis 1:1–2:4a  First Reading Genesis 1:1–2:4a    1In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. 3Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4And God saw that the light…