The Daily Lectionary for Saturday, April 1, 2023

 

The Daily Lectionary
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Psalm 31:9-16; Lamentations 3:55-66; Mark 10:32-34
(Revised Common Lectionary Year A)

A Psalm and A Prayer
Responsive Readings from the Psalms and Prayers
for Public Worship and Private Devotions
Psalm 31:9-16
I commend my spirit
In te, Domine, speravi

9 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; *
    my eye is consumed with sorrow,
      and also my throat and my belly.

10 For my life is wasted with grief,
       and my years with sighing; *
     my strength fails me because of affliction,
       and my bones are consumed.

11 I have become a reproach to all my enemies and
       even to my neighbors,
         a dismay to those of my acquaintance; *
     when they see me in the street they avoid me.

12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; *
     I am as useless as a broken pot.

13 For I have heard the whispering of the crowd;
       fear is all around; *
     they put their heads together against me;
       they plot to take my life.

14 But as for me, I have trusted in you, O LORD. *
     I have said, “You are my God.

15 My times are in your hand; *
     rescue me from the hand of my enemies,
       and from those who persecute me.

16 Make your face to shine upon your servant, *
     and in your loving-kindness save me.”

Heavenly Father, we live in troubling times. Every nation upon the earth seems to be facing problems that appear humanly insurmountable. Yet, we know that nothing is impossible with You. We pray that You would preserve us from trouble, and protect all who trust in You. Help us to rightly understand the Scriptures, so we will know the way to go and be aware of the times in which we live. No matter what happens, we will rejoice in You with glad and holy hearts, even as we pray,

“Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.”

Lamentations 3:55-66
A cry for help

55 I called on your name, Lord,
      from the depths of the pit.
56 You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears
      to my cry for relief.”
57 You came near when I called you,
      and you said, “Do not fear.”

58 You, Lord, took up my case;
      you redeemed my life.
59 Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.
      Uphold my cause!
60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance,
      all their plots against me.

61 Lord, you have heard their insults,
      all their plots against me—
62 what my enemies whisper and mutter
      against me all day long.
63 Look at them! Sitting or standing,
      they mock me in their songs.

64 Pay them back what they deserve, Lord,
      for what their hands have done.
65 Put a veil over their hearts,
      and may your curse be on them!
66 Pursue them in anger and destroy them
      from under the heavens of the Lord.

Mark 10:32-34
Going up to Jerusalem

10:32 They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 33 “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.”

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

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The Daily Lectionary is a three year cyclical lectionary. We are currently in Year A. Beginning with the first Sunday of Advent in 2023, we will be in Year B. The year which ended at Advent 2022 was Year A. 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 Saturday, April 1, 2023
Psalm 31:9-16; Lamentations 3:55-66; Mark 10:32-34