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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The following are the readings for the Sixth Sunday
of Easter, May 13, 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 noted otherwise, the ECUSA, Canadian and C of E
lectionaries are identical to the RCL for this day.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Throughout the Easter Season, if the OT alternative
is used for the C of E, the Acts reading should be used for the second
reading.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>FIRST READING: Acts 10: 44 - 48
(RCL)<BR>
Acts 10: 25 - 26, 34 - 35, 44 - 48 (Roman Catholic)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Acts 10:25 (NRSV) On Peter's arrival Cornelius met
him, and falling at his feet, worshiped him. 26 But Peter made him get up,
saying, "Stand up; I am only a mortal." </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>34 Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly
understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears
him and does what is right is acceptable to him. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>44 While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit
fell upon all who heard the word. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with
Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even
on the Gentiles, 46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God.
Then Peter said, 47 "Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people
who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" 48 So he ordered them to be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several
days. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Isaiah 55: 1 - 11 (alt. for C of E)</DIV>
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<DIV>Isai 55:1 (NRSV) Ho, everyone who thirsts, <BR>come to the waters; <BR>and
you that have no money, <BR>come, buy and eat! <BR>Come, buy wine and milk
<BR>without money and without price. <BR>2 Why do you spend your money for that
which is not bread, <BR>and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
<BR>Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, <BR>and delight yourselves in
rich food. <BR>3 Incline your ear, and come to me; <BR>listen, so that you may
live. <BR>I will make with you an everlasting covenant, <BR>my steadfast, sure
love for David. <BR>4 See, I made him a witness to the peoples, <BR>a leader and
commander for the peoples. <BR>5 See, you shall call nations that you do not
know, <BR>and nations that do not know you shall run to you, <BR>because of the
LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, <BR>for he has glorified you. <BR>6 Seek
the LORD while he may be found, <BR>call upon him while he is near; <BR>7 let
the wicked forsake their way, <BR>and the unrighteous their thoughts; <BR>let
them return to the LORD, that he may have mercy on them, <BR>and to our God, for
he will abundantly pardon. <BR>8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, <BR>nor
are your ways my ways, says the LORD. <BR>9 For as the heavens are higher than
the earth, <BR>so are my ways higher than your ways <BR>and my thoughts than
your thoughts. <BR>10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
<BR>and do not return there until they have watered the earth, <BR>making it
bring forth and sprout, <BR>giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
<BR>11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; <BR>it shall not return
to me empty, <BR>but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, <BR>and succeed
in the thing for which I sent it. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>PSALM 98 (RCL)<BR>Psalm 98: 1 - 4 (Roman
Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 98:1 (NRSV) O sing to the LORD a new song, <BR>for he has done
marvelous things. <BR>His right hand and his holy arm <BR>have gotten him
victory. <BR>2 The LORD has made known his victory; <BR>he has revealed his
vindication in the sight of the nations. <BR>3 He has remembered his steadfast
love and faithfulness <BR>to the house of Israel. <BR>All the ends of the earth
have seen <BR>the victory of our God. <BR>4 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all
the earth; <BR>break forth into joyous song and sing praises. <BR>5 Sing praises
to the LORD with the lyre, <BR>with the lyre and the sound of melody. <BR>6 With
trumpets and the sound of the horn <BR>make a joyful noise before the King, the
LORD. <BR>7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; <BR>the world and those who
live in it. <BR>8 Let the floods clap their hands; <BR>let the hills sing
together for joy <BR>9 at the presence of the LORD, for he is coming <BR>to
judge the earth. <BR>He will judge the world with righteousness, <BR>and the
peoples with equity. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>SECOND READING: 1 John 5: 1 - 6 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>1Joh 5:1 (NRSV) Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been
born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. 2 By this we
know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his
commandments. 3 For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And
his commandments are not burdensome, 4 for whatever is born of God conquers the
world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. 5 Who is it
that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
<BR>6 This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the
water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that
testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>1 John 4: 7 - 10 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>1Joh 4:7 (NRSV) Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God;
everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does
not know God, for God is love. 9 God's love was revealed among us in this way:
God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. 10 In
this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be
the atoning sacrifice for our sins. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>GOSPEL: John 15: 9 - 17 (all)</DIV>
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<DIV>John 15:9 (NRSV) As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in
my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I
have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 I have said these
things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
<BR>12 "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends.
14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 I do not call you
servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing;
but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that
I have heard from my Father. 16 You did not choose me but I chose you. And I
appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father
will give you whatever you ask him in my name. 17 I am giving you these commands
so that you may love one another. <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>