Easter

Tuesday in Easter

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

FIRST READING

Exodus 15:1-18

Verse 1. Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. Verse 2. The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. Verse 3. The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name. Verse 4. Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. Verse 5. The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone. Verse 6. Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy. Verse 7. You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble. Verse 8. At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea. Verse 9. The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’ Verse 10. But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. Verse 11. Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You — majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? Verse 12. You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up. Verse 13. With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling. Verse 14. The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia. Verse 15. Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, Verse 16. and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by. Verse 17. You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance — the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established. Verse 18. The LORD will reign forever and ever!”

PSALM

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Verse 1. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Verse 2. Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Verse 14. The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
Verse 15. Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
Verse 16. The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”
Verse 17. I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
Verse 18. The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
Verse 19. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
Verse 20. This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
Verse 21. I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
Verse 22. The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Verse 23. This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Verse 24. This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

SECOND READING

Colossians 3:12-17

Verse 12. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Verse 13. Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Verse 14. And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. Verse 15. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful. Verse 16. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Verse 17. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.