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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with thematically matched Old and New Testament readings.
Duration: 1245 days
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Psalm 80:1-7

A Prayer to Bring Israel Back

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies of the Agreement.” A psalm of Asaph.

80 Shepherd of Israel, listen to us.
    You lead the people of Joseph like a flock.
You sit on your throne between the gold creatures with wings.
    Show your greatness to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Use your strength,
    and come to save us.

God, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

Lord God All-Powerful,
    how long will you be angry
    at the prayers of your people?
You have fed your people with tears;
    you have made them drink many tears.
You made those around us fight over us,
    and our enemies make fun of us.

God All-Powerful, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

Isaiah 42:10-18

A Song of Praise to the Lord

10 Sing a new song to the Lord;
    sing his praise everywhere on the earth.
Praise him, you people who sail on the seas and you animals who live in them.
    Praise him, you people living in faraway places.
11 The deserts and their cities should praise him.
    The settlements of Kedar should praise him.
The people living in Sela should sing for joy;
    they should shout from the mountaintops.
12 They should give glory to the Lord.
    People in faraway lands should praise him.
13 The Lord will march out like a strong soldier;
    he will be excited like a man ready to fight a war.
He will shout out the battle cry
    and defeat his enemies.

14 The Lord says, “For a long time I have said nothing;
    I have been quiet and held myself back.
But now I will cry out
    and strain like a woman giving birth to a child.
15 I will destroy the hills and mountains
    and dry up all their plants.
I will make the rivers become dry land
    and dry up the pools of water.
16 Then I will lead the blind along a way they never knew;
    I will guide them along paths they have not known.
I will make the darkness become light for them,
    and the rough ground smooth.
These are the things I will do;
    I will not leave my people.
17 But those who trust in idols,
    who say to their statues,
‘You are our gods’
    will be rejected in disgrace.

Israel Refused to Listen to the Lord

18 “You who are deaf, hear me.
    You who are blind, look and see.

Hebrews 10:32-39

32 Remember those days in the past when you first learned the truth. You had a hard struggle with many sufferings, but you continued strong. 33 Sometimes you were hurt and attacked before crowds of people, and sometimes you shared with those who were being treated that way. 34 You helped the prisoners. You even had joy when all that you owned was taken from you, because you knew you had something better and more lasting.

35 So do not lose the courage you had in the past, which has a great reward. 36 You must hold on, so you can do what God wants and receive what he has promised. 37 For in a very short time,

“The One who is coming will come
    and will not be delayed.
38 Those who are right with me
    will live by faith.
But if they turn back with fear,
    I will not be pleased with them.” Habakkuk 2:3–4

39 But we are not those who turn back and are lost. We are people who have faith and are saved.

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