Proper 10 (15) — Open Word

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

Amos 7:7-17

Verse 7. This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. Verse 8. “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them: Verse 9. The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.” Verse 10. Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words, Verse 11. for this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’” Verse 12. And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. Verse 13. But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.” Verse 14. “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. Verse 15. But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ Verse 16. Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’ Verse 17. Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”

PSALM

Psalm 82

A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

Deuteronomy 30:9-14

Verse 9. So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your prosperity, as He delighted in that of your fathers, Verse 10. if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul. Verse 11. For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. Verse 12. It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’ Verse 13. And it is not beyond the sea, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’ Verse 14. But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.

PSALM

Psalm 25:1-10

Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.

Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.

SECOND READING

Colossians 1:1-14

Verse 1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, Verse 2. To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. Verse 3. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, Verse 4. because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints — Verse 5. the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel Verse 6. that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God. Verse 7. You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, Verse 8. and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit. Verse 9. For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, Verse 10. so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, Verse 11. being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully Verse 12. giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. Verse 13. He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, Verse 14. in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

GOSPEL

Luke 10:25-37

Verse 25. One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Verse 26. “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” Verse 27. He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” Verse 28. “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.” Verse 29. But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Verse 30. Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Verse 31. Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Verse 32. So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side. Verse 33. But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion. Verse 34. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. Verse 35. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’ Verse 36. Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” Verse 37. “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”