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The Daily Bible Readings for Saturday, October 29, 2022

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The Daily Bible Readings
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Psalm 119:137-144; Habakkuk 2:5-11; John 8:39-47
(Revised Common Lectionary Year C)
(Semi-continuous Reading Plan)

(Grant me understanding)
137 You are righteous, O Lord,
       and your judgments are right.
138 You have appointed your decrees in righteousness
       and in all faithfulness.
139 My zeal consumes me
       because my foes forget your words.
140 Your promise is well tried,
       and your servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised,
       yet I do not forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
       and your law is the truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
       but your commandments are my delight.
144 Your decrees are righteous forever;
       give me understanding that I may live.

(Those who heap up what is not theirs)
5  Moreover, wealth is treacherous;
     the arrogant do not endure.
   They open their throats wide as Sheol;
     like Death they never have enough.
   They gather all nations for themselves,
     and collect all peoples as their own.

The Woes of the Wicked
6 Shall not everyone taunt such people and, with mocking riddles, say about them,

   “Alas for you who heap up what is not your own!”
     How long will you load yourselves with goods taken in pledge?
7  Will not your own creditors suddenly rise,
     and those who make you tremble wake up?
     Then you will be booty for them.
8  Because you have plundered many nations,
     all that survive of the peoples shall plunder you—
   because of human bloodshed, and violence to the earth,
     to cities and all who live in them.

9  “Alas for you who get evil gain for your house,
     setting your nest on high
     to be safe from the reach of harm!”
10 You have devised shame for your house
     by cutting off many peoples;
     you have forfeited your life.
11 The very stones will cry out from the wall,
     and the plaster will respond from the woodwork.

(True children of Abraham)
Jesus and Abraham
8:39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing what Abraham did, 40 but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. 41 You are indeed doing what your father does.” They said to him, “We are not illegitimate children; we have one father, God himself.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now I am here. I did not come on my own, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot accept my word. 44 You are from your father the devil, and you choose to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 Whoever is from God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear them is that you are not from God.”

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 2022, we will be in Year A. The year which ended at Advent 2021 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 Bible Readings for Saturday, October 29, 2022
Psalm 119:137-144; Habakkuk 2:5-11; John 8:39-47

The Morning Prayer for Saturday, October 29, 2022

 


The Morning Prayer
Saturday, October 29, 2022


Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, Lord. They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness.

Dear Father in heaven, how lovingly you have thought of us! How much good you let us experience again and again! So our hearts are happy, and we go to rest this night full of joy and thanks because we are your children. Our thanks and joy shall be our service to you day and night. More than this you do not ask, and in this we will be faithful. We want to be joyful and to be glad for our lives. Even when we face dark hours, O Lord our God, we are filled with hope that brings us joy for the future as well as for the present, with assurance that your salvation is coming. We rejoice in what you give us already today. Amen.

Verse of the Day for Saturday, October 29, 2022

 



Verse of the Day
Saturday, October 29, 2022


Romans 12:1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Many people accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and never learn how to live a life that honors Him. But Paul encourages us to turn ourselves over to God each day, lay our wills on the altar before Him, and ask Him to use us for His glory and the good of His people. In full trust and worship, we commit to obeying Him, knowing that the Lord knows how best to lead us—no matter what happens.

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