Daily Readings: May 8, 2023

Monday after the Fifth Sunday of Easter

Dame Julian of Norwich, c. 1417

Morning	Evening
Psalm 56 Psalm 57 Psalm 58	Psalm 64 Psalm 65
Wisdom 9:1,7-18 Col. [3:18-4:1]2-18 Luke 7:36-50

The Collect of the Day

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Julian of Norwich

Triune God, Father and Mother to us all, who showed your servant Julian revelations of your nurturing and sustaining love: Move our hearts, like hers, to seek you above all things, for in giving us yourself you give us all. Amen.

Psalms

56

Miserere mei, DeusBCP p. 662

¹Have mercy on me, O God, for my enemies are hounding me; *all day long they assault and oppress me.

²They hound me all the day long; *truly there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

³Whenever I am afraid, *I will put my trust in you.

⁴In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, *for what can flesh do to me?

⁵All day long they damage my cause; *their only thought is to do me evil.

⁶They band together; they lie in wait; *they spy upon my footsteps; because they seek my life.

⁷Shall they escape despite their wickedness? *O God, in your anger, cast down the peoples.

⁸You have noted my lamentation; put my tears into your bottle; *are they not recorded in your book?

⁹Whenever I call upon you, my enemies will be put to flight; *this I know, for God is on my side.

¹⁰In God the Lord, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, *for what can mortals do to me?

¹¹I am bound by the vow I made to you, O God; *I will present to you thank-offerings;

¹²For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from stumbling, *that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

57

Miserere mei, DeusBCP p. 663

¹Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful, for I have taken refuge in you; *in the shadow of your wings will I take refuge until this time of trouble has gone by.

²I will call upon the Most High God, *the God who maintains my cause.

³He will send from heaven and save me; he will confound those who trample upon me; *God will send forth his love and his faithfulness.

⁴I lie in the midst of lions that devour the people; *their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongue a sharp sword.

⁵They have laid a net for my feet, and I am bowed low; *they have dug a pit before me, but have fallen into it themselves.

⁶Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *and your glory over all the earth.

⁷My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; *I will sing and make melody.

⁸Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp; *I myself will waken the dawn.

⁹I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; *I will sing praise to you among the nations.

¹⁰For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, *and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

¹¹Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *and your glory over all the earth.

58

Si vere utiqueBCP p. 664

¹Do you indeed decree righteousness, you rulers? *do you judge the peoples with equity?

²No; you devise evil in your hearts, *and your hands deal out violence in the land.

³The wicked are perverse from the womb; *liars go astray from their birth.

⁴They are as venomous as a serpent, *they are like the deaf adder which stops its ears,

⁵Which does not heed the voice of the charmer, *no matter how skillful his charming.

⁶O God, break their teeth in their mouths; *pull the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.

⁷Let them vanish like water that runs off; *let them wither like trodden grass.

⁸Let them be like the snail that melts away, *like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.

⁹Before they bear fruit, let them be cut down like a brier; *like thorns and thistles let them be swept away.

¹⁰The righteous will be glad when they see the vengeance; *they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

¹¹And they will say, “Surely, there is a reward for the righteous; *surely, there is a God who rules in the earth.”

Daily Office Readings

Luke 7:36-50

A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke.

³⁶One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. ³⁷And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. ³⁸She stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment. ³⁹Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him—that she is a sinner.” ⁴⁰Jesus spoke up and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Teacher,” he replied, “Speak.” ⁴¹“A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. ⁴²When they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?” ⁴³Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the greater debt.” And Jesus said to him, “You have judged rightly.” ⁴⁴Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. ⁴⁵You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. ⁴⁶You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. ⁴⁷Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” ⁴⁸Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” ⁴⁹But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” ⁵⁰And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

¹Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, for you know that you also have a Master in heaven.] ²Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. ³At the same time pray for us as well that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison, ⁴so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should. ⁵Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. ⁶Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. ⁷Tychicus will tell you all the news about me; he is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord. ⁸I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts; ⁹he is coming with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here. ¹⁰Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him. ¹¹And Jesus who is called Justus greets you. These are the only ones of the circumcision among my co-workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. ¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always wrestling in his prayers on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in everything that God wills. ¹³For I testify for him that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. ¹⁴Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you. ¹⁵Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. ¹⁶And when this letter has been read among you, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you read also the letter from Laodicea. ¹⁷And say to Archippus, “See that you complete the task that you have received in the Lord.” ¹⁸I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.