Together in the Word: Day 20

Together in the Word: Day 20

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Psalm 27:1-6; 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; Luke 5:27-32

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2023 | EPIPHANY
SATURDAY BEFORE THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
YEAR A

         Psalm       Psalm 27:1–6
         First Reading       1 Samuel 15:34–16:13
         Second Reading       Luke 5:27–32

Index of Readings

PSALM
Psalm 27:1–6

     1The LORD is my light and my salvation;
     Whom shall I fear?
     The LORD is the defense of my life;
     Whom shall I dread?
     2When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
     My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
     3Though a host encamp against me,
     My heart will not fear;
     Though war arise against me,
     In spite of this I shall be confident.

     4One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
     That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
     To behold the beauty of the LORD
     And to meditate in His temple.
     5For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
     In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
     He will lift me up on a rock.
     6And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
     And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy;
     I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

FIRST READING
1 Samuel 15:34–16:13
34Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.
35Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

Chapter 16

1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have selected a king for Myself among his sons.”
2But Samuel said, “How can I go? When Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
3“You shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for Me the one whom I designate to you.”
4So Samuel did what the LORD said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, “Do you come in peace?”
5He said, “In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He also consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
6When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’S anointed is before Him.”
7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
8Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
9Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
10Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”
11And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the children?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.”

12So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”
13Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

SECOND READING
Luke 5:27–32

27After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me.”
28And he left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him.
29And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.
30The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”
31And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.
32“I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”

Consultation on Common Texts, Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2011).

Mat 6:9-13 NASB  “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.  (10)  ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.  (11)  ‘Give us this day our daily bread.  (12)  ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.  (13)  ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’