Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
A Song of Praise
95 Come, let us sing with joy to the Lord. Let us sing loud with joy to the rock Who saves us. 2 Let us come before Him giving thanks. Let us make a sound of joy to Him with songs. 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4 The deep places of the earth are in His hand. And the tops of the mountains belong to Him. 5 The sea is His, for He made it. And His hands made the dry land.
6 Come, let us bow down in worship. Let us get down on our knees before the Lord Who made us. 7 For He is our God. And we are the people of His field, and the sheep of His hand. If you hear His voice today,
The Lord Does Not Forget Israel
21 “Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel, for you are My servant. I have made you, you are My servant. O Israel, I will not forget you. 22 I have taken away your wrong-doing like a dark cloud, and your sins like a fog. Return to Me, for I have bought you and set you free.” 23 Call out for joy, O heavens, for the Lord has done it! Call out for joy, you deep places of the earth. Break out into singing, you mountains and every tree. For the Lord has bought Jacob and set him free and has shown His shining-greatness in Israel!
People Will Live in Jerusalem Again
24 The Lord, Who makes you, bought you and saves you, and the One Who put you together before you were born, says, “I am the Lord, Who made all things. I alone spread out the heavens, and I alone spread out the earth. 25 I allow trouble to come on the special things done by men who lie and speak in pride. I make fools out of those who tell the future using their secret ways. I turn back wise men, and make their learning foolish. 26 I make the word of My servant sure, and act upon the words of the men who speak for Me. It is I Who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will have people living in her,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be built.’ And I will build her up again. 27 It is I Who says to the deep sea, ‘Dry up!’ And I will dry up your rivers. 28 It is I Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, and he will do all that I want him to do,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ and of the house of God, ‘Your first stones will be laid again.’”
The New Kind of Family (A)
46 While Jesus was still talking to the people, His mother and His brothers came and stood outside. They wanted to talk to Him. 47 Someone said to Him, “Your mother and brothers are outside and want to talk to you.” 48 Jesus said, “Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?” 49 He put out His hand to His followers and said, “See, these are My mother and My brothers! 50 Whoever does what My father in heaven wants him to do is My brother and My sister and My mother.”
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