Friday in Season after Pentecost

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

Exodus 24:9-11

Verse 9. Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, Verse 10. and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself. Verse 11. But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.

PSALM

Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?

Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.

Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,

that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.

We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.

They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.

They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,

wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

Isaiah 22:8b-14

Verse 8. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. Verse 9. You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool. Verse 10. You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall. Verse 11. You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago. Verse 12. On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. Verse 13. But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” Verse 14. The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,”

PSALM

Psalm 23

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.

He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

SECOND READING

James 4:4-10

Verse 4. You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God. Verse 5. Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy? Verse 6. But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Verse 7. Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Verse 8. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Verse 9. Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. Verse 10. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.