Reading Plans / Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Readings for May 2019

May 1Psalm 122 (Peace in Jerusalem); Esther 9:1-5, 18-23 (Purim celebrates victory); Luke 12:4-12 (The courage to confess Christ)
May 2Psalm 30 (My wailing turns to dancing); Isaiah 5:11-17 (Appetites that lead to hunger); Revelation 3:14-22 (Words to the church at Laodicea)
May 3Psalm 30 (My wailing turns to dancing); Isaiah 6:1-4 (Heaven’s holy, holy, holy); Revelation 4:1-11 (Heaven’s holy, holy, holy)
May 4Psalm 30 (My wailing turns to dancing); Genesis 18:1-8 (Abraham and Sarah’s hospitality to the Lord); Luke 14:12-14 (Welcome those in need to your table)
May 5Acts 9:1-6 [7-20] (Paul’s conversion, baptism, and preaching); Psalm 30 (My wailing turns to dancing); Revelation 5:11-14 (The song of the living creatures to the Lamb); John 21:1-19 (Jesus appears to the disciples)
May 6Psalm 121 (God will preserve your life); Ezekiel 1:1-25 (Ezekiel’s vision of four living creatures); Acts 9:19b-31 (Saul joins the apostles in Jerusalem)
May 7Psalm 121 (God will preserve your life); Ezekiel 1:26—2:1 (Ezekiel’s vision of God’s glory); Acts 26:1-18 (Paul preaches before Agrippa)
May 8Psalm 121 (God will preserve your life); Isaiah 6:1-8 (Isaiah in the presence of God); Luke 5:1-11 (Simon’s catch of fish)
May 9Psalm 23 (God our shepherd); Ezekiel 11:1-25 (Ezekiel prophesies against the shepherds of Israel); Revelation 5:1-10 (The throne and the elders)
May 10Psalm 23 (God our shepherd); Ezekiel 20:39-44 (God will gather the scattered people); Revelation 6:1—7:4 (The servants of God are sealed)
May 11Psalm 23 (God our shepherd); Ezekiel 28:25-26 (God gathers the people into safety); Luke 12:29-32 (Do not fear, little flock)
May 12Acts 9:36-43 (Peter raises Tabitha from the dead); Psalm 23 (God our shepherd); Revelation 7:9-17 (A multitude sings before the Lamb); John 10:22-30 (Jesus promises life to his sheep)
May 13Psalm 100 (We are God’s sheep); Ezekiel 37:15-28 (God will unite the flock); Revelation 15:1-4 (The song of the Lamb)
May 14Psalm 100 (We are God’s sheep); Ezekiel 45:1-9 (God promises a sanctuary); Acts 9:32-35 (The healing of paralyzed Aeneas)
May 15Psalm 100 (We are God’s sheep); Jeremiah 50:17-20 (Israel will be fed); John 10:31-42 (The Son and the Father are one)
May 16Psalm 148 (God’s splendor is over earth and heaven); Ezekiel 2:8—3:11 (Eating the scroll); Revelation 10:1-11 (Eating the scroll)
May 17Psalm 148 (God’s splendor is over earth and heaven); Daniel 7:13-14 (An everlasting dominion is given); Revelation 11:15 (God’s reign at the end of time)
May 18Psalm 148 (God’s splendor is over earth and heaven); Daniel 7:27 (A dominion for the holy ones of the Most High); Revelation 11:16-19 (God’s reign at the end of time)
May 19Acts 11:1-18 (God saves the Gentiles); Psalm 148 (God’s splendor is over earth and heaven); Revelation 21:1-6 (New heaven, new earth); John 13:31-35 (Love one another)
May 20Psalm 133 (How good it is to live in unity); 1 Samuel 20:1-23, 35-42 (The love of David and Jonathan); Acts 11:19-26 (Christians in Antioch)
May 21Psalm 133 (How good it is to live in unity); 2 Samuel 1:4-27 (David mourns Jonathan’s death); Acts 11:27-30 (Love embodied in care for others)
May 22Psalm 133 (How good it is to live in unity); Leviticus 19:9-18 (Love your neighbor); Luke 10:25-28 (Love your neighbor)
May 23Psalm 67 (Let the nations be glad); Proverbs 2:1-5 (Knowledge of God like silver); Acts 15:36-41 (Paul and Barnabas part company)
May 24Psalm 67 (Let the nations be glad); Proverbs 2:6-8 (God gives wisdom); Acts 16:1-8 (Timothy accompanies Paul)
May 25Psalm 67 (Let the nations be glad); Proverbs 2:9-15 (Wisdom makes a home in your heart); Luke 19:1-10 (Salvation makes a home with Zacchaeus)
May 26Acts 16:9-15 (Lydia and her household are baptized); Psalm 67 (Let the nations be glad); Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5 (The Lamb is the light of God’s city); John 14:23-29 (The Father will send the Holy Spirit); or John 5:1-9 (Jesus heals on the sabbath)
May 27Psalm 93 (God reigns above the floods); 1 Chronicles 12:16-22 (The spirit of God on Amasai); Revelation 21:5-14 (Vision of the holy city)
May 28Psalm 93 (God reigns above the floods); 2 Chronicles 15:1-15 (The spirit of God on Azariah); Revelation 21:15-22 (Vision of the holy city)
May 29Psalm 93 (God reigns above the floods); 2 Chronicles 34:20-33 (Josiah consults the prophet Huldah); Luke 2:25-38 (The spirit of God on Simeon and Anna)
May 30Psalm 97 (Light dawns for the righteous); Acts 1:1-11 (Jesus sends the apostles); Psalm 47 (God has gone up with a shout); or Psalm 93 (Praise to God who reigns); Ephesians 1:15-23 (Seeing the risen and ascended Christ); Luke 24:44-53 (Christ present in all times and places)
May 31Psalm 97 (Light dawns for the righteous); Exodus 33:12-17 (Moses prays for the people); Revelation 22:6-9 (A trustworthy testimony)