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Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Monday in 2 Advent)

The First Lesson:  Isaiah 9:8-17
Consequences of "doing your own thing."

Second Lesson: Revelation 11:15-19
The good/godly are blessed, the bad aren't.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Monday in 2 Advent)

First Lesson: Isaiah 8:5-8, 11-20
Misplaced affections and consequences.

Second Lesson: Mark 2:23-3:6
The Pharisees nitpick.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Sunday in 2 Advent)

First Lesson: Amos 3:1-8
You are special in God's eyes, and therefore there are things to be done and not done!


Second Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13
We speak (and live) not as "men pleasers" but as God's people.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Sunday in 2 Advent)

First Lesson: Isaiah 52:1-10
Wake up, and get to know the LORD!

Second Lesson: Luke 1:26-56
Gabriel and Mary. Mary and Elisabeth and the Magnificat!

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Saturday in 1 Advent)

First Lesson: Isaiah 7:10-20
A prelude to the Incarnation.


Second Lesson: Revelation 10
Regarding the "days of the voice of the 7th angel" and the "little book."

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Saturday in 1 Advent)

First Lesson: Isaiah 7:1-9
Davidic monarchy "threatened"  by two "smoking firebrands.

Second Lesson:  Mark 2:13-22
Levi (Matthew) called, eaten' with publicans and sinners, fasting, physicians, wine bottles and the "thickheadedness" of man when looking at Christ.

"Love: The Fulfilling of the Law" (11/27/11)

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Friday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson:  Ecclesiastes 11
How to get along despite one's ignorance of the works of God.


Second Lesson: Matthew 23:25-39
More "woes" directed to the scribes and pharisees, and a lament over Jerusalem.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Friday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson:  2 Kings 9:30-37
Jezebel breathes her last.


Second Lesson:  2 Timothy 4:1-8
THE charge to all ministers of the gospel.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Thursday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 9:11-18
Time and chance happens to everyone.  Wisdom's better than strength... but one sinner destroys much good.


Second Lesson: Matthew 23:13-23
"woes" unto the hypocritical scribes and Pharisees.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Thursday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 9:17-28
Jehu  bumps off Jezebel's kid Joram and Ahaziah, kings of Israel and Judah, respectively.

Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 3
The last days described. Sin reigns and "silly women" led captive. What will happen to the godly followers of Jesus.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Wednesday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 8:12-9:1
The righteous and wise are in the hand of God.


Second Lesson: Matthew 23:1-12
Advice regarding the scribes and the Pharisees: do as they say, not as they do.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Wednesday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 9:1-6, 10b-16
Jehu anointed King of Israel - via Elisha's servant.


Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 2:14-26
unfruitful endeavors: profane & vain babblings, Hymenaeus & Philetus' words, iniquity, youthful lusts, gender strifes(!), foolish and unlearned questions.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Tuesday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 6:1-2, 7-12
Many things in life increase vanity.


Second Lesson: Matthew 22:34-46
What is  the greatest commandment, and who is this Christ?

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Tuesday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 6:15-23
Elisha prays God for help. The bands of Syria came no more to Israel.


Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 1:15-2:13
Two dullards: Phygellus and Hermogenes. More instruction to Timothy.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Monday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
What, specifically, a person loves defines him.


Second Lesson: Matthew 22:15-33
What is Caesar's and what is God's?  In heaven, what about marriage?

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Monday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 6:8-14
King of Syria wants to talk with Elisha.

Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 1:1-14
God's gives His people a spirit of power, not of fear.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Sunday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: Genesis 15:1-6
Be cool, Abram.  You're mine!


Second Lesson: Romans 4:1-8
Does God impute sin to those who "work not?"

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Sunday in 21 Trinity)

First Lesson: Isaiah 59:15b-21
A "foretaste" of the armour of God.


Second Lesson: 2 Corinthians 10:1-7, 17-18
"... though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh..."

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Saturday in 20 Trinity)

First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
Don't be a fool, and don't talk too much.


Second Lesson: Matthew 21:33-46
The parable of the householder, and the kingdom of God. Guess who He's talking about!

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Saturday in 20 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 5:20-27
Gehazi dupes Naaman and lies to Elisha.


Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 6:12-21
Yeah, being faithful is tough.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Friday in 20 Trinity)

First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 3:16-22
"God shall judge the righteous and the wicked."

Second Lesson:  Matthew 21:17-32
"All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." Two ways of life = the two sons in the vineyard.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Friday in 20 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 5:9-19

Naaman goes to Elisha. Pride gets in the way... almost. "Now I know..."

Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 6:1-11

"The love of money is the root of all evil."

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Thursday in 20 Trinity)

First Lesson:  Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, 915
To everything there is a season...


Second Lesson:  Matthew 21:1-16
The entry into Jerusalem, cleansing of the temple and healings, priests and scribes "sore displeased."

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Thursday in 20 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 5:1-8
Good guy Naaman's approach for healing.


Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 5:17-25
Regarding elders,  showing preference, sins and good works.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Wednesday in 20 Trinity)

The First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 2:18-26
Who gets your labour when you die. What God gives to a good man and to a sinner.


The Second Lesson: Matthew 20:17-34
Jesus tells his disciples what's coming down the road for Him, and He is asked a favor by the mother of James and John.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Wednesday in 20 Trinity)

The First Lesson: 2 Kings 4:25b-37
Elisha raises up the Shunammite woman's son.


The Second Lesson:  1 Timothy 5:1-16
How to treat others... elders, younger folk, widows.  Who takes care of whom.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Tuesday in 20 Trinity)

First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
Worldly pursuits are "vanity and vexation of spirit"


Second Lesson: Matthew 20:1-16
Parable of the labourers in the vineyard.  Last first; first last.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Tuesday in 20 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 4:18-25a
The woman's son dies, and she goes to fetch Elisha.


Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 4:6-16
Godly advice to a man of God.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Monday in 20 Trinity)

The First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 1:2-11
"Vanity of vanities; all is vanity." Two weeks of readings from Ecclesiastes!


The Second Lesson: Matthew 19:16-30
The recipe for eternal life... for rich and poor.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Monday in 20 Trinity)

The First Lesson: 2 Kings 4:8-17
God cares for Elisha and the Shunammite woman.


The Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 3:14-4:5
A magnificent description of the Incarnation in verse sixteen.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Sunday in 20 Trinity)

The First Lesson:  Jeremiah 31:31-37
A new covenant between God and Israel.


The Second Lesson: John 13:31-35
Jesus gives His disciples a new commandment.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Sunday in 20 Trinity)

The First Lesson:  Malachi 2:14-17
Malachi speaks of marriage.


The Second Lesson: Matthew 19:3-9a, 13-15
Jesus speaks of marriage.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Saturday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 42:1-9
Job speaks to God, and repents. God upbraids Eliphaz, Bildad and zophar. God accepts Job.


Second Lesson: Matthew 19:1-15
Pharisees tempt (test) Jesus via question about marriage. Children are brought to Jesus.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Saturday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 2:1-15
Elijah, Elisha and the whirlwind.


Second Lesson:  1 Timothy 3:1-13
Qualities of a bishop and deacon.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Friday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson:  Job 39:19-30
The questioning, instruction continues.


Second Lesson: Matthew 18:15-35
How to deal with an "offender" and forgiving others.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Friday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: 2 Kings 1:2-8, 17a
Elijah gives the news that Ahaziah will die... and he did.

Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 2:1-10
Pray for them all, and caution to both men and women.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Thursday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 38:31-38
The LORD's questioning, proclamations continue.


Second Lesson: Matthew 18:1-14
The greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  The handless, footless, eyeless can "enter into life."

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Thursday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 22:29-40
Jehoshaphat lives through the battle, Ahab dies, and his son Ahaziah reigns in his place.


Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 1:12-20
Why God had mercy on Paul, formerly "a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious." 

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Wednesday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 38:19-30
The LORD continues to speak "in the whirlwind." God "dumbfounds" his creation - man, who believes himself to be intellectually gifted.


Second Lesson: Matthew 17:14-27
Man with a lunatic son asks Jesus for help... the mustard seed... what's going to happen to "the Son of man."

All Souls Day

Today is All Souls Day, the day we pray for those who have died and gone before us.  Click on the title above, and you will be taken to a list of folk for which we offer our prayers this day.  If you wish your Loved Ones to be added to the list, email me at AllSoulsPrayerRequest@episcopalnet.org, which is "embedded" at the end of the listing of Loved Ones.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Wednesday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 22:13-28
The prophet Micaiah speaks truthfully - victory forthcoming, but "someone" dies.

Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 1:1-11
Paul writes to Timothy with godly advice/admonition... regarding jangling, teaching, the true "end of the commandment," etcetera.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Tuesday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 38:1-11, 16-18
God speaks to Job out of the whirlwind.

Second Lesson: Matthew 17:1-13
The Transfiguration with Peter, James, John, Moses and Elias

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Tuesday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 22:1-12
Ahab and Jehoshaphat align themselves, seek counsel from the prophets, and make ready for war.


Second Lesson: James 5:12-20
James encourages his readers to godliness rather than worldly.

VAN MORRISON - WHEN WILL I EVER LEARN TO LIVE IN GOD

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Monday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 28:12-28
The question for our time - where is wisdom found?


Second Lesson: Matthew 16:13-28
Savouring the things of God is, at times, both difficult and incomprehensible... as it was in this encounter between Jesus and Peter.

Preparing for the 20th Sunday after Trinity Mass and Worship (1928 BCP)

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Monday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 21:11-22
Jezebel does her deeds against Naboth, Elijah tells Ahab "what's up."


Second Lesson: James 4:13-5:11
Life is given by God's mercy. Complacency reaps emptiness.  Endurance brings blessings... remember Job!

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Sunday in 19 Trinity)

The First Lesson:  Jeremiah 5:7-19
More of what mankind does, and God's response... "Like as you have forsaken me... so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not yours."


Second Lesson: 2 Corinthians 13
The weakness and power of both Christ and his apostles/disciples. Reprobates, and how to live as a child of God.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Sunday in 19 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 24:1-17
How mankind sins, but why?

Second Lesson: Titus 2
How mankind ought to act.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Saturday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 25:2-6, 26:6-14
Bildad speaks again. Man's - a worm! - uncleanness. God's omnipotence and indifference.


Second Lesson: Matthew 16:1-12
Jesus speaks to the Pharisees and Sadducees, and then to His disciples...  "the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees."

Correction to the Kindle edition of Daily Office Readings: Volume Two

Oops!  If you are using the Kindle edition of Daily Office Readings: Volume Two, tonight's lesson from Matthew 16 has a publication mistake.
The whole of verse 12 - the last verse in the reading - is this: "Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees."

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Saturday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 21:1-10
Ahab and Naboth, and manipulative Jezebel's darkness.

Second Lesson: James 4:1-12
Why wars happen.  The way to wholeness, happiness.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Friday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 24:1-4, 12-20
The foolishness of man's actions and the omniscience of God.

Second Lesson: Matthew 15:21-39
"The dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." The feeding of the 4,000+ with 7 loaves and a "few little fishes."

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Friday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 19:9-21
Elijah speaks with God.   "A still small voice" heard on the mountain.  Elijah finds Elisha.

Second Lesson: James 3
The tongue - good and bad.. unruly and poison.

"Emily" - by Bob Ravenscroft of the Inner Journeys Trio Plus One

This is from last Sunday's Concert

Irving Berlin's "How Deep is the Ocean"

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Wednesday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 18:25-30, 36-46
God responds, Baal cannot.


Second Lesson: James 2:1-13
Rich man, poor man.  God shows no partiality - we mustn't, either.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Tuesday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson:  Job 14: 1-14
A grand and poetic statement on the human condition.

Second Lesson: Matthew 14:13-21
The compassion of Christ feeds five thousand plus people.

"Like Someone In Love" - from Sunday's Jazz at the Church

Tomorrow's Video: "How Deep is the Ocean"

From a past Sedona Jazz at the Church concert

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Tuesday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 18:16-24
Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal, and gives them a challenge.


Second Lesson: James 1:22-27
Is it enough just to hear the word of God? Possessing true religion and being undefiled before God shows itself in certain actions...

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Monday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 12:13-22
The ultimate authority and omnipotence of God.

Second Lesson: Matthew 13:53-14:12
"A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house."

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Monday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 18:1-15
Elijah meets Obadiah, who tries to weasel out of Elijah's request.

Second Lesson: James 1:12-21
A lesson regarding goodness and temptation, filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Sunday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson: Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28, 32
How to be loyal to the commandments of the LORD your God. A blessing and a curse.


Second Lesson: Galatians 1:1-12
There is one gospel.  If you hear another, beware!

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Today's Mass Propers - November 23, 2011

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Sunday in 18 Trinity)

First Lesson:  Proverbs 2:1-9
How to understand the fear of the Lord,  the knowledge of God, righteousness, judgment, equity and every good path.

Second Lesson:   Timothy 3:14-4:16
Things to do and not do - how to be a good minister of Jesus Christ.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Saturday in 17 Trinity)

Slow down and find the eternal - God - in life today, or... life may be wasted, rather than fully embraced...

First Lesson: Job 12:1-10
Job responds to Zophar.  The irony of life, the complexity of truth in the midst of the beauty/simplicity of nature.

Second Lesson: Matthew 13:31-35, 44-52
More signs of the presence of God in life... always!  Getting to understand the kingdom of heaven through five parables - of the (1) mustard seed, (2) leaven, (3) Hidden treasure, (4) pearl, (5) net, and (6) householder.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Saturday in 17 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 17:17-24
The widow's son dies.  Elijah prays to the LORD and the son lives again.

Second Lesson: James 1:1-12
The trying of your faith works patience. Pray God for wisdom faithfully, with no wavering.  Doublemindedness makes for instability in all things. Being rich, in the temporal sense, is a fleeting thing.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer (Friday in 17 Trinity)

First Lesson: Job 11:7-20
Zophar speaks for the first time. God sees vanity and wickedness, so clean yourself up, and THEN approach Him. There is hope, but the wicked has no escape.

Second Lesson:  Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
The parable of the Tares. In the end, the good seed and the tares will be separated, and put in their place.  Another example of knowing the truth, but ignoring it?  "Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

Verde Independent Press on Soulscapes, Inner Journeys

The Verde Independent Religion page for Friday has a great article about Sunday's visit from Music Serving the Word Ministries, along with a great picture of their group "Inner Journeys.  Click the title above to read the article.

Then, think about who you'll bring to the concert, and email them the link to the article.

It promises to be a great day, both at the 11am Mass and the 3pm Concert, so don't let it go by without attending.  You WILL be glad you did!

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer (Friday in 17 Trinity)

First Lesson: 1 Kings 17:1-16
The LORD takes care of His prophets/people in "hard times."  Do what you are called to do, and God will do the rest.   Elijah the Tishbite - the brook Cherith, the ravens, the widow, the barrel of meal, the oil.


Second Lesson: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18
You become your friends.  "Busybodies" isn't just a cute description of some folk, but a negative way of life. Have no company with such:  rather, admonish as a brother.

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer

First Lesson: Job 10:1-9, 12-18.
Job's prayer... everyman's prayer... to God.

Second Lesson: Matthew 13:1-23
Jesus, teaching from a boat, speaks of the parable of the sower, and the "why" that some simply don't understand His teachings.

Daily Office Readings: Volume Two

Soulscapes, Inner Journeys "press" article in Kudos

Here's the article published in Kudos, referring to the Sunday appearance of both Soulscapes and Inner Journeys at our parish.  A good read for two great events!  Click HERE.

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer

First Lesson: 1 Kings 16:29-34.
Ahab takes Jerobaom's place, and continues the evil, walking in the sins of Jeroboam, marrying the infamous Jezebel and provoking to anger the Lord God of Israel with his heinous life.

Second Lesson: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5.
God gives salvation through "sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth."  So, stand fast, hold the traditions, comfort your hearts, and pray for us, remembering that "the Lord is faithful... [and will] stablish ... and keep you from evil."

Daily Office Readings: Volume Two

(If you want to read the lessons, click "Today's Headings For Morning Prayer" above)

Today's Headlines for Evening Prayer

First Reading:  Job 5:8-18.
Elephaz speaks for the first time, not only suggesting that Job take his cause to God, but that the LORD will make things right, and that "happy is the man whom God correcteth..."

2nd Reading: Matthew 12:31-50.
All manner of sin shall be forgiven, save "blasphemy against the Holy Ghost." The evil speak and do evil out of the heart, the good speak and do good things out of the heart.    Words both justify and condemn.  As there was hope for the Ninevites when Jonah visited them, so, too, is repentance available via the Word of God.

Daily Office Readings: Volume Two

Today's Headlines for Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer headlines...

1st reading: 1 Kings 12:25-33. 
Jeroboam (1st King of the Northern Israelite kingdom of Israel after Solomon's death & the split of the united kingdom) made 2 golden calves as symbols of God, & encouraged his people to worship them instead of traveling to Jerusalem and Solomon's temple. They fell for it, perhaps because of the convenient proximity to their home?  Who wants to go on a long trip, when a short one is available?

2nd reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.
Paul speaks of being deceived by others, who place themselves above God, and draw folk away from the truth and goodness.  To be expected, "because they received not the love of the truth."

Daily Office Readings: Volume Two

Next Sunday's preparation video

preparing for the 11th Sunday after Trinity

Preparing for tomorrow - the 10th Sunday after Trinity

Providence and Free Will Examined Sunday

Sunday's masses at Saint Luke's Church include the music by the great masters of Christian Hymnody, the rich liturgy of the historic Anglican Church, and a sermon entitled "God's Providential Nature and Man's Free Will."   

The two readings combine with the collect, or prayer, for the day, and form the basis for the sermon.  In Romans Paul addresses life in the flesh and life in the Spirit, together with the Christian's calling to suffering for the sake of the faith. 

Matthew's reading from the 7th chapter of the book adds the dimension of  Jesus' warning about false prophets, together with a very clear warning, "Not everyone who says to me Lord, Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father in heaven." 

Hymns contained in the liturgy include J.S. Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," George Duffield's "Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus," and the John Day's Psalter hymn, "Lo! What a Cloud of Witnesses."

Sunday is also Food Ingathering, so be sure to be your offering to the Old Town Mission's endeavor!

From Saint François de Sales

You can only give God what you have (LW II 18)

Posting the Daily Office Lessons on this blog

Today is the last day that the daily office lessons will be posted on this blog. From here on, please use the Ordo Kalendar link to find each day's reading, as that is the most expedient way to access the daily readings. Alternatively, you may purchase a "hard copy" of the Daily Office readings which is offered HERE.

Morning Prayer Lessons (Tuesday in 4th Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - Tuesday in the 4th Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Judges 16:4-14
4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
9 Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
11 And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
12 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

The Second Lesson
Luke 8:26-39
26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 Return to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

Evening Prayer Lessons (Monday in 4th Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - Monday in the 4th sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
1 Maccabees 1:41-53
41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people,
42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king.
43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath.
44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land,
45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days:
46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people:
47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts:
48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation:
49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances.
50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die.
51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city.
52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land;
53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour.

The Second Lesson
Acts 15:36-16:5
36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.
38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Morning Prayer Lessons (Monday in 4th Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - Monday in the 4th Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Judges 13:2-14, 24
2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
8 Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.
10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.
11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.
12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.
14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.
24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

The Second Lesson
Luke 8:16-25
16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
19 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

Evening Prayer Lessons (4th Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - the 4th Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Isaiah 29:9-15
9 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

The Second Lesson
Matthew 15:1-20
1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

Morning Prayer Lessons (4th Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - the 4th Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Lamentations 3:22-33 
22 It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
33 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

The Second Lesson
Matthew 10:24-39
24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Evening Prayer Lessons (Saturday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - Saturday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
1 Maccabees 1:1, 7-15
1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead,
the first over Greece,
7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died.
8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place.
9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth.
10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks.
11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow.
12 So this device pleased them well.
13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen:
14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen:
15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief.

The Second Lesson
Acts 15:22-35
22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Morning Prayer Lessons (Saturday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - Saturday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Judges 10:17, 11:29-40
17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
29 Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.
38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

The Second Lesson
Luke 8:1-15
1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Evening Prayer Lessons (Friday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - Friday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Nehemiah 13:15-22
15 In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

The Second Lesson
Acts 15:13-21
13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

Morning Prayer Lessons (Friday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - Friday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Judges 7:16-25
16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath.
23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.
25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

The Second Lesson
Luke 7:36-50
36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

Evening Prayer Lessons (Thursday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - Thursday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Nehemiah 9:32-38
32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.
35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
36 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
38 And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.

The Second Lesson
Acts 15:1-12
1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

Morning Prayer Lessons (Thursday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - Thursday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Judges 7:1-8
1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
4 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

The Second Lesson
Luke 7:18-35
18 And the disciples of John showed him of all these things.
19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.
26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.

Evening Prayer Lessons (Wednesday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - Wednesday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Nehemiah 9:5-15
5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
6 Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
7 Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
9 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
10 And showedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.
11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
12 Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
13 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
14 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

The Second Lesson
Acts 14:19-28
19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.

Morning Prayer Lessons (Wednesday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - Wednesday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Judges 6:1, 11-16, 33-35
1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
34 But the spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

The Second Lesson
Luke 7:11-17
11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.

Evening Prayer Lessons (Tuesday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - Tuesday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 9-12
1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

The Second Lesson
Acts 14:8-18
8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

Morning Prayer Lessons (Tuesday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - Tuesday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Judges 5:19-31
19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariot?
29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

The Second Lesson
Luke 7:1-10 
1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

Evening Prayer Lessons (Monday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - Monday in the 3rd Sunday in Trinity.

The First Lesson
Nehemiah 5:1-13
1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

The Second Lesson
Acts 13:44-14:7
44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
7 And there they preached the gospel.

Morning Prayer Lessons (Monday in 3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the morning Daily Office Lessons for today - Monday in the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Judges 5:1-18
1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
4 LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
5 The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

The Second Lesson
Luke 6:39-49
39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

Evening Prayer Lessons (3rd Sunday after Trinity)

Here's the evening Daily Office Lessons for today - the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.

The First Lesson
Jeremiah 23:1-8
1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
4 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
8 But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

The Second Lesson
Luke 19:2-10
2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house.
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.