The Daily Lectionary for SATURDAY, May 25, 2019

Jesus and Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10

The Daily Lectionary

SATURDAY, May 25, 2019

(Revised Common Lectionary Year C)

Psalm 67

The Nations Called to Praise God
To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
1  May God be gracious to us and bless us
     and make his face to shine upon us,   Selah
2  that your way may be known upon earth,
     your saving power among all nations.
3  Let the peoples praise you, O God;
     let all the peoples praise you.

4  Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
     for you judge the peoples with equity
     and guide the nations upon earth.   Selah
5  Let the peoples praise you, O God;
     let all the peoples praise you.

6  The earth has yielded its increase;
     God, our God, has blessed us.
7  May God continue to bless us;
     let all the ends of the earth revere him.

Proverbs 2:9-15

9  Then you will understand righteousness and justice
     and equity, every good path;
10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
     and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 prudence will watch over you;
     and understanding will guard you.
12 It will save you from the way of evil,
     from those who speak perversely,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
     to walk in the ways of darkness,
14 who rejoice in doing evil
     and delight in the perverseness of evil;
15 those whose paths are crooked,
     and who are devious in their ways.

Luke 19:1-10

Jesus and Zacchaeus
19:1 He entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2 A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. 7 All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” 8 Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” 9 Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”

Optional parts of the readings are set off in [square brackets.]

The Bible texts of the Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel lessons are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.

The Daily Lectionary is a three year cyclical lectionary. We are currently in Year C. Beginning with the first Sunday of Advent in 2019, we will be in Year A. The year which ended at Advent 2018 was Year B. These readings complement the Sunday and festival readings: Thursday through Saturday readings help prepare the reader for the Sunday ahead; Monday through Wednesday readings help the reader reflect and digest on what they heard in worship. Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings, copyright © 2005 Consultation on Common Texts. www.commontexts.org
Because he was short in stature, he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him.