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The Daily Lectionary for TUESDAY, November 26, 2019

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The Daily Lectionary
TUESDAY, November 26, 2019
(Revised Common Lectionary Year C)
(Semi-continuous Reading Plan)

(God’s faithfulness endures forever)
Universal Call to Worship
1  Praise the Lord, all you nations!
     Extol him, all you peoples!
2  For great is his steadfast love toward us,
     and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
   Praise the Lord!

(You shall be my people)
18 Thus says the Lord:
   I am going to restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob,
     and have compassion on his dwellings;
   the city shall be rebuilt upon its mound,
     and the citadel set on its rightful site.
19 Out of them shall come thanksgiving,
     and the sound of merrymakers.
   I will make them many, and they shall not be few;
     I will make them honored, and they shall not be
         disdained.
20 Their children shall be as of old,
     their congregation shall be established before me;
     and I will punish all who oppress them.
21 Their prince shall be one of their own,
     their ruler shall come from their midst;
   I will bring him near, and he shall approach me,
     for who would otherwise dare to approach me?
         says the Lord.
22 And you shall be my people,
     and I will be your God.

23 Look, the storm of the Lord!
     Wrath has gone forth,
   a whirling tempest;
     it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
24 The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
     until he has executed and accomplished
     the intents of his mind.
   In the latter days you will understand this.

(Surely I am coming soon)
Epilogue and Benediction
22:8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me; 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your comrades the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”

12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. 15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.”
   And let everyone who hears say, “Come.”
   And let everyone who is thirsty come.
   Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book; 19 if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.”

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.

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
The Daily Lectionary for TUESDAY, November 26, 2019
Psalm 117; Jeremiah 30:18-24; Revelation 22:8-21

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