TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT JUNE 19, 2022 During Pentecost Season 2022, the Revised Common Lectionary offers two “tracks” of readings from the Hebrew Bible. Congregations may choose either track. The first track of readings follows major stories and themes, read mostly continuously from week to week. The second track of readings thematically pairs the reading […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT JUNE 12, 2022 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Reading 1 Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT JUNE 5, 2022 — PENTECOST Acts 2:1-21 Reading 1 When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT MAY 29, 2022 Acts 16:16-34 Reading 16 With Paul and Silas, we came to Philippi in Macedonia, a Roman colony, and, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT MAY 22, 2022 Acts 16:9-15 Reading 9 During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT MAY 15, 2022 Acts 11:1-18 Reading 1 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3 saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT May 8, 2022 Acts 9:36-43 Reading 36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT MAY 1, 2022 Acts 9:1-20 Reading 1 Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT APRIL 24, 2022 Acts 5:27-32 Reading 27 When the temple police had brought the apostles, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, 28 saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you […]
TODAY’S READINGS IN CONTEXT APRIL 17, 2022 (Easter Principal Service) Acts 10:34-43 Reading 34 Peter began to speak to Cornelius and the other Gentiles: “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. 36 You know the message […]