Open Word

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

Genesis 27:18-29

Verse 18. So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?” Verse 19. Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.” Verse 20. But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied. Verse 21. Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?” Verse 22. So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” Verse 23. Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him. Verse 24. Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.” Verse 25. “Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank. Verse 26. Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.” Verse 27. So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. Verse 28. May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth — an abundance of grain and new wine. Verse 29. May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

PSALM

Psalm 45:10-17

Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,

and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.

In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.

They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.

I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

Zechariah 4:1-7

Verse 1. Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep. Verse 2. “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps. Verse 3. There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.” Verse 4. “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me. Verse 5. “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered. Verse 6. So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. Verse 7. What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

PSALM

Psalm 145:8-14

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.

They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

SECOND READING

Luke 10:21-24

Verse 21. At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. Verse 22. All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.” Verse 23. Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. Verse 24. For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”