Daily Readings for Sunday October 22,2017
Season of Elijah-Cross-Moses
Third Sunday of Moses
- Dt 13:12-18 Do not let anything devoted to destruction stick to your hand
- Is 41:8-16 Do not be afraid, for I am your God
- Gal 6:1-10 Bear one anthor’s burden.
- Mt 8:23-34 Even the winds and the sea obey Him
Reading 1, Dt 13:12-18 : Do not let anything devoted to destruction stick to your hand
| 12 | "If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell there, |
| 13 | that certain base fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of the city, saying, `Let us go and serve other gods,' which you have not known, |
| 14 | then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently; and behold, if it be true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done among you, |
| 15 | you shall surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword, destroying it utterly, all who are in it and its cattle, with the edge of the sword. |
| 16 | You shall gather all its spoil into the midst of its open square, and burn the city and all its spoil with fire, as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God; it shall be a heap for ever, it shall not be built again. |
| 17 | None of the devoted things shall cleave to your hand; that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show you mercy, and have compassion on you, and multiply you, as he swore to your fathers, |
| 18 | if you obey the voice of the LORD your God, keeping all his commandments which I command you this day, and doing what is right in the sight of the LORD your God. |
Reading 2, Is 41:8-16 : Do not be afraid, for I am your God
| 8 | But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; |
| 9 | you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, "You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off"; |
| 10 | fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. |
| 11 | Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish. |
| 12 | You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all. |
| 13 | For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I will help you." |
| 14 | Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you, says the LORD; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. |
| 15 | Behold, I will make of you a threshing sledge, new, sharp, and having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains and crush them, and you shall make the hills like chaff; |
| 16 | You shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the LORD; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory. |
Reading 3, Gal 6:1-10 : Bear one anthor’s burden.
| 1 | Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself, lest you too be tempted. |
| 2 | Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. |
| 3 | For if any one thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. |
| 4 | But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. |
| 5 | For each man will have to bear his own load. |
| 6 | Let him who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches. |
| 7 | Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. |
| 8 | For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. |
| 9 | And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart. |
| 10 | So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. |
Gospel, Mt 8:23-34 : Even the winds and the sea obey Him
| 23 | And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. |
| 24 | And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. |
| 25 | And they went and woke him, saying, "Save, Lord; we are perishing." |
| 26 | And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. |
| 27 | And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?" |
| 28 | And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. |
| 29 | And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" |
| 30 | Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. |
| 31 | And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." |
| 32 | And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters. |
| 33 | The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. |
| 34 | And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood. |
