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| "Mary Seeks Her Son" -- by Max Fürst |
FIRST
READING: Micah 7:
14 - 15, 18 - 20
14
Shepherd thy people with thy staff, the flock of thy inheritance, who
dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them feed
in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old.
15
As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt I will show
them marvelous things.
18
Who is a God like thee, pardoning iniquity and passing over
transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain
his anger for ever because he delights in steadfast love.
19
He will again have compassion upon us, he will tread our iniquities
under foot. Thou wilt cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
20
Thou wilt show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham,
as thou hast sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
PSALM:
Psalms 85:
2 - 8
2
Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people; thou didst pardon all
their sin. [Selah]
3
Thou didst withdraw all thy wrath; thou didst turn from thy hot
anger.
4
Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away thy
indignation toward us!
5
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou prolong thy anger to
all generations?
6
Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7
Show us thy steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
8
Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to
his people, to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.
GOSPEL:
Matthew 12:
46 - 50
46
While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his
brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.
48
But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and
who are my brothers?"
49
And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here
are my mother and my brothers!
50
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and
sister, and mother."
