Open Word

FIRST READING

Numbers 6:22-27

Verse 22. Then the LORD said to Moses, Verse 23. “Tell Aaron and his sons:This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: Verse 24. ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you; Verse 25. may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; Verse 26. may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’ Verse 27. So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

PSALM

Psalm 20

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings.

May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.

SECOND READING

Mark 4:21-25

Verse 21. Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand? Verse 22. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light. Verse 23. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Verse 24. He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you. Verse 25. For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”