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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The following are the readings for the Fifth Sunday
after Pentecost,July 1, (Proper 8, ECUSA; Proper 13, RCL & Roman Catholic)
according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA), Roman Catholic, Church
of England, and Canadian (BAS) Lectionaries. All readings are taken from the New
Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible. Unless noted otherwise, the
lectionaries of ECUSA, Canada and England are identical to the RCL this Sunday.
Note that the RCL alternative readings are not used in the Canadian
BAS.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OLD TEASTAMENT: 2 Samuel 1: 1, 17 - 27
(RCL)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>2Sam 1:1 (NRSV) After the death of Saul, when David
had returned from defeating the Amal'ekites, David remained two days in Zik'lag.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>17 David intoned this lamentation over Saul and his
son Jonathan. 18 (He ordered that The Song of the Bow be taught to the people of
Judah; it is written in the Book of Jash'ar.) He said: <BR>19 Your glory, O
Israel, lies slain upon your high places! <BR>How the mighty have fallen! <BR>20
Tell it not in Gath, <BR>proclaim it not in the streets of Ash'kelon; <BR>or the
daughters of the Philis'tines will rejoice, <BR>the daughters of the
uncircumcised will exult. <BR>21 You mountains of Gilbo'a, <BR>let there be no
dew or rain upon you, <BR>nor bounteous fields! <BR>For there the shield of the
mighty was defiled, <BR>the shield of Saul, anointed with oil no more. <BR>22
>From the blood of the slain, <BR>from the fat of the mighty, <BR>the bow of
Jonathan did not turn back, <BR>nor the sword of Saul return empty. <BR>23 Saul
and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! <BR>In life and in death they were not
divided; <BR>they were swifter than eagles, <BR>they were stronger than lions.
<BR>24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, <BR>who clothed you with crimson,
in luxury, <BR>who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. <BR>25 How the mighty
have fallen <BR>in the midst of the battle! <BR>Jonathan lies slain upon your
high places. <BR>26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; <BR>greatly
beloved were you to me; <BR>your love to me was wonderful, <BR>passing the love
of women. <BR>27 How the mighty have fallen, <BR>and the weapons of war
perished! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Wisdom 1: 13 - 15, 2: 23 - 24 (Roman Catholic, alt. for
RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Wisdom 1:13 (NRSV) because God did not make death,<BR>and he does not
delight in the death of the living.<BR>14 For he created all things so that they
might exist;<BR>the generative forces of the world are wholesome,<BR>and there
is no destructive poison in them,<BR>and the dominion of Hades is not on
earth.<BR>15 For righteousness is immortal. </DIV>
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<DIV>2:23 for God created us for incorruption,<BR>and made us in the image of
his own eternity,<BR>24 but through the devil's envy death entered the
world,<BR>and those who belong to his company experience it. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>PSALM 130 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 130:1 (NRSV) Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. <BR>2 Lord, hear
my voice! <BR>Let your ears be attentive <BR>to the voice of my supplications!
<BR>3 If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, <BR>Lord, who could stand? <BR>4
But there is forgiveness with you, <BR>so that you may be revered. <BR>5 I wait
for the LORD, my soul waits, <BR>and in his word I hope; <BR>6 my soul waits for
the Lord <BR>more than those who watch for the morning, <BR>more than those who
watch for the morning. <BR>7 O Israel, hope in the LORD! <BR>For with the LORD
there is steadfast love, <BR>and with him is great power to redeem. <BR>8 It is
he who will redeem Israel <BR>from all its iniquities. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Psalm 30: 1, 3 - 5, 10 - 11a, 12b (Roman Catholic)<BR>Psalm
30 (alt. for RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 30:1 (NRSV) I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up,
<BR>and did not let my foes rejoice over me. <BR>2 O LORD my God, I cried to you
for help, <BR>and you have healed me. <BR>3 O LORD, you brought up my soul from
Sheol, <BR>restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit. <BR>4 Sing
praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones, <BR>and give thanks to his holy
name. <BR>5 For his anger is but for a moment; <BR>his favor is for a lifetime.
<BR>Weeping may linger for the night, <BR>but joy comes with the morning. <BR>6
As for me, I said in my prosperity, <BR>""I shall never be moved." <BR>7 By your
favor, O LORD, <BR>you had established me as a strong mountain; <BR>you hid your
face; <BR>I was dismayed. <BR>8 To you, O LORD, I cried, <BR>and to the LORD I
made supplication: <BR>9 "What profit is there in my death, <BR>if I go down to
the Pit? <BR>Will the dust praise you? <BR>Will it tell of your faithfulness?
<BR>10 Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me! <BR>O LORD, be my helper!" <BR>11
You have turned my mourning into dancing; <BR>you have taken off my sackcloth
<BR>and clothed me with joy, <BR>12 so that my soul may praise you and not be
silent. <BR>O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever. </DIV>
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<DIV>Note: Verse numbering in Roman Catholic bibles is one greater than the
above.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Lamentations 3: 23 - 33 (alt. for RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Lame 3:23 (NRSV) they are new every morning; <BR>great is your
faithfulness. <BR>24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, <BR>""therefore I
will hope in him." <BR>25 The LORD is good to those who wait for him, <BR>to the
soul that seeks him. <BR>26 It is good that one should wait quietly <BR>for the
salvation of the LORD. <BR>27 It is good for one to bear <BR>the yoke in youth,
<BR>28 to sit alone in silence <BR>when the Lord has imposed it, <BR>29 to put
one's mouth to the dust <BR>(there may yet be hope), <BR>30 to give one's cheek
to the smiter, <BR>and be filled with insults. <BR>31 For the Lord will not
<BR>reject forever. <BR>32 Although he causes grief, he will have compassion
<BR>according to the abundance of his steadfast love; <BR>33 for he does not
willingly afflict <BR>or grieve anyone. </DIV>
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<DIV>Note: This is an alternative for Psalm 30 in the RCL</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>NEW TESTAMENT: 2 Corinthians 8: 7 - 15
(RCL)<BR>
2 Corinthians 8: 7, 9, 13 - 15 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>2Cor 8:7 (NRSV) Now as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech,
in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you --so we want you to
excel also in this generous undertaking. <BR>8 I do not say this as a command,
but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others.
9 For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was
rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become
rich. 10 And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is appropriate for you who
began last year not only to do something but even to desire to do something-- 11
now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it
according to your means. 12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is
acceptable according to what one has--not according to what one does not have.
13 I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but
it is a question of a fair balance between 14 your present abundance and their
need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a
fair balance. 15 As it is written, <BR>"The one who had much did not have too
much, <BR>and the one who had little did not have too little." </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>GOSPEL: Mark 5: 21 - 43
(RCL)<BR>
Mark 5: 21 - 24 (25 - 34) 35 - 43 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Mark 5:21 (NRSV) When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other
side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. 22 Then one of
the leaders of the synagogue named Jai'rus came and, when he saw him, fell at
his feet 23 and begged him repeatedly, "My little daughter is at the point of
death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live."
24 So he went with him. <BR>And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on
him. 25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve
years. 26 She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she
had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus,
and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 for she said, "If
I but touch his clothes, I will be made well." 29 Immediately her hemorrhage
stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30
Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the
crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?" 31 And his disciples said to him, "You
see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, "Who touched me?'" 32 He
looked all around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had
happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him
the whole truth. 34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go
in peace, and be healed of your disease." <BR>35 While he was still speaking,
some people came from the leader's house to say, "Your daughter is dead. Why
trouble the teacher any further?" 36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said
to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe." 37 He allowed no
one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. 38 When
they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion,
people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 When he had entered, he said to them, "Why
do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping." 40 And
they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child's father
and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He
took her by the hand and said to her, "Tal'itha cum," which means, "Little girl,
get up!" 42 And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was
twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. 43 He strictly
ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something
to eat. </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></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>