Daily Scripture Reading for the
Liturgical Calendar Year
(beginning the 1st Sunday of Advent)

August 8, 2010

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The Lectionary According to the Christian Seasons

Wisdom of Solomon 18:1-9

1 Nevertheless, Thy saints had a very great light. And the unrighteous, hearing their voices and not seeing their shape, because they also had not suffered the same things, counted them happy. 2 But because Thy people did not hurt them now, by whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them and besought their pardon for having been enemies. 3 Instead thereof Thou gavest Thy people a burning pillar of fire, both to be a guide for the unknown journey and a harmless sun to entertain them honorably. 4 For the unrighteous were worthy to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept Thy sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world.

5 And when they had determined to slay the babes of the saints, one child being cast forth and saved, to reprove them Thou took away the multitude of their children, and destroyed them altogether in a mighty water. 6 Of that night our fathers were certified beforehand so that, assuredly knowing unto what oaths they had given credence, they might afterwards be of good cheer. 7 So by Thy people was accepted both the salvation of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies. 8 For with what Thou didst punish our adversaries, by the same Thou didst glorify us, whom Thou had called. 9 For the righteous children of good men offered sacrifice secretly, and with one accord made a holy law, that the saints should be like partakers of the same good and evil, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise.

Psalm 33

1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous!
For praise is comely for the upright.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp;
sing unto Him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing unto Him a new song;
play skillfully with a loud noise.
4 For the word of the LORD is right,
and all His works are done in truth.
5 He loveth righteousness and judgment;
the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He layeth up the deep in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9 For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought;
He maketh the devices of the people of no effect.
11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever,
the thoughts of His heart to all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

13 The LORD looketh down from heaven;
He beholdeth all of the sons of men.
14 From the place of His habitation
He looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
15 He fashioneth the hearts of all;
He considereth all their works.

16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 A horse is a vain thing for safety;
neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear Him,
upon them that hope in His mercy,
19 to deliver their soul from death,
and to keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
because we have trusted in His holy name.
22 Let Thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us,
according as we hope in Thee.

Hebrews 11:1-19

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he, being dead, yet speaketh.

5 By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death, "and was not found because God had translated him." For before his translation he had this testimony: that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him. For he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

7 By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should later receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

11 Through faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore there sprang even from one, and him as good as dead, as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded by them and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they are seeking a fatherland. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one.Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He hath prepared for them a City.

17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, "In Isaac shall thy seed be called," 19 accounting that God was able to raise him up even from the dead, from whence he also received him, in a figurative sense.

Words of Worship - Matthew 24:42, 44

"Watch therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Therefore be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh.

Luke 12:32-48

32 "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. 33 Sell what ye have, and give alms. Provide yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

35 "Let your loins be girded about and your lights burning; 36 and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord when he will return from the wedding, that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the lord, when he cometh, shall find watching. Verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be broken into. 40 Be ye therefore ready also, for the Son of Man cometh at an hour when ye think not."

41 Then Peter said unto Him, "Lord, speakest Thou this parable unto us, or even to all?" 42 And the Lord said,

"Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. 44 In truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But if that servant say in his heart, `My lord delayeth his coming,' and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink and be drunken, 46 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant, who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

Words of Wisdom - Ecclesiasticus 31:28-29

Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart and cheerfulness of the mind, 
but wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind with brawling and quarreling.

Jesus Speaks Morals & Values - Matthew 7:17
         (see UniversalJesusSpeaks.info for more information)

Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.