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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The following are the readings for the Third Sunday
in Lent, March 11, according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA),
Roman Catholic, Canadian BAS, and the Church of England (Common Worship)
lectionaries. All readings are taken from the New Revised Standard Version
(NRSV) of the Bible. Unless otherwise noted, the ECUSA, Canadian and Common
Worship readings are identical to the RCL this Sunday.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OLD TESTAMENT: Exodus 20: 1 - 17
(all)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Exod 20:1 (NRSV) Then God spoke all these words:
<BR>2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of
the house of slavery; 3 you shall have no other gods before me. <BR>4 You shall
not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven
above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the LORD your God am a
jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and
the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to
the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. <BR>7
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD
will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. <BR>8 Remember the sabbath day, and
keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the
seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work--you,
your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the
alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD
blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it. <BR>12 Honor your father and your
mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is
giving you. <BR>13 You shall not murder. <BR>14 You shall not commit adultery.
<BR>15 You shall not steal. <BR>16 You shall not bear false witness against your
neighbor. <BR>17 You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet
your neighbor's wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything
that belongs to your neighbor. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Note: Vs. 4-6 and 9-11 are optional for the Roman
Catholic lectionary.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>PSALM 19 (RCL)<BR>Psalm 19: (1 - 6) 7 - 14 (C
of E)<BR>Psalm 19: 7 - 10 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 19:1 (NRSV) The heavens are telling the glory of God; <BR>and the
firmament proclaims his handiwork. <BR>2 Day to day pours forth speech, <BR>and
night to night declares knowledge. <BR>3 There is no speech, nor are there
words; <BR>their voice is not heard; <BR>4 yet their voice goes out through all
the earth, <BR>and their words to the end of the world. <BR>In the heavens he
has set a tent for the sun, <BR>5 which comes out like a bridegroom from his
wedding canopy, <BR>and like a strong man runs its course with joy. <BR>6 Its
rising is from the end of the heavens, <BR>and its circuit to the end of them;
<BR>and nothing is hid from its heat. <BR>7 The law of the LORD is perfect,
<BR>reviving the soul; <BR>the decrees of the LORD are sure, <BR>making wise the
simple; <BR>8 the precepts of the LORD are right, <BR>rejoicing the heart;
<BR>the commandment of the LORD is clear, <BR>enlightening the eyes; <BR>9 the
fear of the LORD is pure, <BR>enduring forever; <BR>the ordinances of the LORD
are true <BR>and righteous altogether. <BR>10 More to be desired are they than
gold, <BR>even much fine gold; <BR>sweeter also than honey, <BR>and drippings of
the honeycomb. <BR>11 Moreover by them is your servant warned; <BR>in keeping
them there is great reward. <BR>12 But who can detect their errors? <BR>Clear me
from hidden faults. <BR>13 Keep back your servant also from the insolent; <BR>do
not let them have dominion over me. <BR>Then I shall be blameless, <BR>and
innocent of great transgression. <BR>14 Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart <BR>be acceptable to you, <BR>O LORD, my rock and my
redeemer. </DIV>
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<DIV>Note: Verse numbering in Roman Catohlic bibles is one higher than the
above.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>19 Caeli enarrant (ECUSA
BCP)<BR> <BR>1 The heavens declare the glory of God,
*<BR> and the firmament shows his handiwork.<BR> <BR>2
One day tells its tale to another, *<BR> and one night imparts
knowledge to another.<BR> <BR>3 Although they have no words or
language, *<BR> and their voices are not heard,<BR> <BR>4
Their sound has gone out into all lands, *<BR> and their
message to the ends of the world.<BR> <BR>5 In the deep has he
set a pavilion for the sun; *<BR> it comes forth like a bridegroom
out of his chamber;<BR> it rejoices like a champion to run its
course.<BR>6 It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the
heavens<BR>and runs about to the end of it again; *<BR> nothing is
hidden from its burning heat.<BR> </DIV>
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<DIV>7 The law of the Lord is perfect<BR> and revives the
soul; *<BR> the testimony of the Lord is sure<BR> and
gives wisdom to the innocent.<BR> <BR>8 The statutes of the
Lord are just<BR> and rejoice the heart; *<BR> the
commandment of the Lord is clear<BR> and gives light to the
eyes.<BR> <BR>9 The fear of the Lord is
clean<BR> and endures for ever; *<BR> the judgments of the
Lord are true<BR> and righteous altogether.<BR> <BR>10
More to be desired are they than gold,<BR> more than much fine
gold, *<BR> sweeter far than honey,<BR> than honey in the
comb.<BR> <BR>11 By them also is your servant enlightened,
*<BR> and in keeping them there is great
reward.<BR> <BR>12 Who can tell how often he offends?
*<BR> cleanse me from my secret faults.<BR> <BR>13
Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins;<BR>let them not get
dominion over me; *<BR> then shall I be whole and
sound,<BR> and innocent of a great offense.<BR> <BR>14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my<BR> heart be
acceptable in your sight, *<BR> O Lord, my strength and my
redeemer.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>NEW TESTAMENT: 1 Corinthians 1: 18 - 25
(RCL)<BR>
1 Corinthians 1: 22 - 25 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>1Cor 1:18 (NRSV) For the message about the cross is foolishness to those
who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For
it is written, <BR>"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, <BR>and the
discernment of the discerning I will thwart." <BR>20 Where is the one who is
wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made
foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world
did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our
proclamation, to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks
desire wisdom, 23 but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews
and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and
Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For God's foolishness
is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength.
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<DIV><BR>GOSPEL: John 2: 13 - 22
(RCL)<BR>
John 2: 13 - 25 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>John 2:13 (NRSV) The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves,
and the money changers seated at their tables. 15 Making a whip of cords, he
drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also
poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 He
told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop
making my Father's house a marketplace!" 17 His disciples remembered that it was
written, "Zeal for your house will consume me." 18 The Jews then said to him,
"What sign can you show us for doing this?" 19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy
this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 The Jews then said, "This
temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up
in three days?" 21 But he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22 After he
was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and
they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. <BR>23 When he
was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because
they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part would not entrust
himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to testify
about anyone; for he himself knew what was in everyone. <BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Chad Wohlers<BR>Woodbury, Vermont USA<BR><A
href="mailto:chadwohl@satucket.com">chadwohl@satucket.com</A><BR><A
href="mailto:cwohlers@bridgew.edu">cwohlers@bridgew.edu</A><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>