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

May 11, 2008

Text taken from the
Third Millennium Bible^® (TMB^®)
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The Lectionary According to the Christian Seasons

Acts 2:1-11

1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together and were confounded, because every man heard them speaking in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, "Behold, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8 And how then do we each hear them speaking in our own tongue wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians -- we hear them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God."

Psalm 104

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty--
2 who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment,
who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
3 who layeth the beams of His chambers in the waters, who maketh the clouds His chariot,
who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
4 who maketh His angels spirits,
His ministers a flaming fire;
5 who laid the foundations of the earth,
that it should never be removed.
6 Thou covered it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At Thy rebuke they fled;
at the voice of Thy thunder they hastened away.
8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys
unto the place which Thou hast founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a boundary that they may not pass over,
that they turn not again to cover the earth.

10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys,
which run among the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field;
the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 By them shall the fowls of the heavens have their habitation,
which sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from His chambers;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Thy works.

14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle
and herbs for the service of man,
that he may bring forth food out of the earth,
15 and wine that maketh glad the heart of man,
and oil to make his face to shine,
and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap,
the cedars of Lebanon which He hath planted,
17 where the birds make their nests;
as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats,
and the rocks for the conies.

19 He appointed the moon for seasons;
the sun knoweth his time to go down.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night,
wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21 The young lions roar after their prey
and seek their meat from God.
22 When the sun ariseth, they gather themselves together
and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work
and to his labor until the evening.

24 O LORD, how manifold are Thy works! In wisdom hast Thou made them all;
the earth is full of Thy riches.
25 So also is this great and wide sea,
wherein are innumerable creeping things, both small and great beasts.
26 There go the ships;
there also is that leviathan, whom Thou hast made to play therein.

27 These all wait upon Thee, that Thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 What Thou givest them, they gather:
Thou openest Thine hand, they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled;
Thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are created;
and Thou renewest the face of the earth.

31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever;
the LORD shall rejoice in His works.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth;
He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation of Him shall be sweet;
I will be glad in the LORD.
35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth,
and let the wicked be no more.
Bless thou the LORD, O my soul!
Praise ye the LORD!

1 Corinthians 12:1-13

1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3 Therefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed, and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, except by the Holy Ghost.

4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit thereby: 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But all of these that one and the selfsame Spirit worketh, apportioning to every man individually as He will.

12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, whether we are bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

John 20:18-23

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things unto her.

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in their midst and said unto them,

"Peace be unto you."

20 And when He had so said, He showed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again,

"Peace be unto you. As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you."

22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said unto them,

"Receive ye the Holy Ghost. 23 Whosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosoever sins ye retain, they are retained."

Words of Wisdom - Proverbs 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, 
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Jesus Speaks Morals & Values - Luke 12:16-21
         (see UniversalJesusSpeaks.info for more information)

"The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, `What shall I do, because I have no room to store my fruits?' And he said, `This will I do. I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there will I store all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease; eat, drink, and be merry.' But God said unto him, `Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee. Then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?' So is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."