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<DIV>The following are the readings for the First Sunday in Lent, February 18,
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.</DIV>
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<DIV>OLD TESTAMENT: Genesis 9: 8 - 17 (RCL)</DIV>
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Genesis 9: 8 - 15 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Gene 9:8 (NRSV) Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 "As for
me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10
and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic
animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark.
11 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off
by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the
earth." 12 God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me
and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:
13 I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant
between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is
seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you
and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become
a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it
and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of
all flesh that is on the earth." 17 God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the
covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."
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<DIV>PSALM 25: 1 - 10 (RCL)</DIV>
<DIV>Psalm 25: 4 - 9 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 25:1 (NRSV) To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. </DIV>
<DIV>2 O my God, in you I trust; </DIV>
<DIV>do not let me be put to shame; </DIV>
<DIV>do not let my enemies exult over me. </DIV>
<DIV>3 Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; </DIV>
<DIV>let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. </DIV>
<DIV>4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; </DIV>
<DIV>teach me your paths. </DIV>
<DIV>5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me, </DIV>
<DIV>for you are the God of my salvation; </DIV>
<DIV>for you I wait all day long. </DIV>
<DIV>6 Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, </DIV>
<DIV>for they have been from of old. </DIV>
<DIV>7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; </DIV>
<DIV>according to your steadfast love remember me, </DIV>
<DIV>for your goodness' sake, O LORD! </DIV>
<DIV>8 Good and upright is the LORD; </DIV>
<DIV>therefore he instructs sinners in the way. </DIV>
<DIV>9 He leads the humble in what is right, </DIV>
<DIV>and teaches the humble his way. </DIV>
<DIV>10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, </DIV>
<DIV>for those who keep his covenant and his decrees. </DIV>
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<DIV>Note: Versification in your psalter may differ from the above.</DIV>
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<DIV>NEW TESTAMENT: 1 Peter 3: 18 - 22 (all)</DIV>
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<DIV>1Pet 3:18 (NRSV) For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the
righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death
in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also he went and made a
proclamation to the spirits in prison, 20 who in former times did not obey, when
God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in
which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. 21 And baptism,
which this prefigured, now saves you--not as a removal of dirt from the body,
but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with
angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him. </DIV>
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<DIV>GOSPEL: Mark 1: 9 - 15 (RCL)</DIV>
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Mark 1: 12 - 15 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Mark 1:9 (NRSV) In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was
baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the
water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on
him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I
am well pleased." </DIV>
<DIV>12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 He was
in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts;
and the angels waited on him. </DIV>
<DIV>14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good
news of God, 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has
come near; repent, and believe in the good news." </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Chad
Wohlers<BR>Woodbury, VT
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