Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

He Watches Over You

Psalm 121

Judah’s Encounter with Adonai

6 In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw Adonai sitting on a throne, high and lifted up,^[a] and the train of His robe filled the Temple. ² Seraphim were standing above Him. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. ³ One called out to another, and said:

⁴ Then the posts of the door trembled at the voice of those who called, and the House was filled with smoke. ^{[c] 5} Then I said:

⁶ Then one of the seraphim flew to me, with a glowing coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. ⁷ He touched my mouth with it and said:

⁸ Then I heard the voice of Adonai saying:

So I said, “Hineni. Send me.”

Calling Fishermen at the Kinneret

5 It happened that the crowds were pressing upon Yeshua to hear the word of God as He was standing by the Lake of Kinneret, ² when He saw two boats standing beside the lake. Now the fishermen had left them and were washing the nets. ³ Getting into one of the boats, Simon’s boat, Yeshua asked him to push out a ways from the land. Then sitting down, He taught the crowds from the boat.

⁴ When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Go out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a catch.”

⁵ Simon replied, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and caught nothing. But at Your word I will let down the nets.” ⁶ When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets began to break. ⁷ So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. ⁸ But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Yeshua’s knees, saying, “Go away from me, Master, for I am a sinful man!” ⁹ For amazement had gripped him and all who were with him, over the catch of fish they had netted; ¹⁰ so also Jacob and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were partners with Simon.

But Yeshua said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on, you will be catching men.” ¹¹ So when they had brought the boats to the landing, they left everything and followed Him.