Scripture Reading(s) Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 1:1 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. 1:2 O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? 1:3 Why do you make me see wrong-doing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) Psalm 137 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon– there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. 137:2 On the willows there we hung up our harps. 137:3 For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) Lamentations 1:1-6 1:1 How lonely sits the city that once was full of people! How like a widow she has become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the provinces has become a vassal. 1:2 She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks; … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) Luke 16:19-31 16:19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 16:20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 16:21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) 1 Timothy 6:6-19 6:6 Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; 6:7 for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; 6:8 but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. 6:9 But those who want to be … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) Psalm 146 146:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 146:2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. 146:3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help. 146:4 When their … Read more