April 1, 2007
Passion Sunday

8:00 AM

Usher: Muriel Schulz
Usher: Blake LaMar

First Reading: Ginger Consani
Psalm: Ginger Consani
Second Reading: Stephanie Cooper

The Passion of Jesus

Evangelist: Velda Ishizaki
Jesus: Vic Cooper
Servant Maid: Valerie Ellis
Peter: Blake LaMar
First Challenger: Ann Cooper
Second Challenger: Evan Cooper
Pilate: Jim Babcock
Criminal #1: NEEDED
Criminal #2: NEEDED
Centurion: Muriel Schulz

Prayers of the People: Dar Hoover

Chalice: Dar Hoover
Chalice: Vic Cooper

10:00 AM

Usher: Sandy Pringle
Usher: Elizabeth Pringle

First Reading: Gail Connolly
Psalm: Gray Meyers
Second Reading: Susan Mulledy-DeFrank

The Passion of Jesus

Evangelist: Kevin Griswold
Jesus: Bob Nelson
Servant Maid: Gwen Fleischer
Peter: Andy Tomat
First Challenger: Helena Chan
Second Challenger: Lizz Betizel
Pilate: Rob Nelson
Criminal #1: Gail Connolly
Criminal #2: Gray Myers
Centurion: Sandy Pringle

Prayers of the People: Sandie Nelson

Chalice: Bob Nelson
Chalice: Sandie Nelson

Readings for Passion Sunday

Collect

Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Reading

Reader: A Reading from Isaiah (52:13-53:12)

See, my servant shall prosper; he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. Just as there were many who were astonished at him --so marred was his appearance, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of mortals-- so he shall startle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which had not been told them they shall see, and that which they had not heard they shall contemplate.

Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised, and we held him of no account.

Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By a perversion of justice he was taken away. Who could have imagined his future? For he was cut off from the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people.

They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him with pain. When you make his life an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days; through him the will of the LORD shall prosper. Out of his anguish he shall see light; he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge.

The righteous one, my servant, shall make many righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.


Psalm 22:1-11

Deus, Deus meus

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? and are so far from my cry and from the words of my distress?

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not answer; by night as well, but I find no rest.

Yet you are the Holy One, enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

Our forefathers put their trust in you; they trusted, and you delivered them.

They cried out to you and were delivered; they trusted in you and were not put to shame.

But as for me, I am a worm and no man, scorned by all and despised by the people.

All who see me laugh me to scorn; they curl their lips and wag their heads, saying,

"He trusted in the LORD; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, if he delights in him."

Yet you are he who took me out of the womb, and kept me safe upon my mother's breast.

I have been entrusted to you ever since I was born; you were my God when I was still in my mother's womb.

Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.


Second Reading

Reader; A Reading from Philippians 2:5-11

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.

Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.


The Passion Gospel

The customary responses before and after the Gospel are omitted. The congregation may be seated for the first part of the Passion. At the verse which mentions the arrival at Golgotha, all stand.

Priest: The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

Evangelist: Jesus came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. When he reached the place, he said to them,

Jesus: "Pray that you may not come into the time of trial."

Evangelist: Then he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed,

Jesus:"Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done."

Evangelist: When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping because of grief, and he said to them,

Jesus:"Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial."

Evangelist: While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him; but Jesus said to him,

Jesus:"Judas, is it with a kiss that you are betraying the Son of Man?"

Evangelist: When those who were around him saw what was coming, they asked,

People: "Lord, should we strike with the sword?"

Evangelist: Then one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said,

Jesus: "No more of this!"

Evangelist: And he touched his ear and healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple police, and the elders who had come for him,

Jesus: "Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I were a bandit? When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness!"

Evangelist: Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house. But Peter was following at a distance. When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. Then a servant-girl, seeing him in the firelight, stared at him and said,

Servant-Maid: "This man also was with him."

Evangelist: But he denied it, saying,

Peter: "Woman, I do not know him."

Evangelist: A little later someone else, on seeing him, said,

First Challenger: "You also are one of them."

Evangelist: But Peter said,

Peter: "Man, I am not!"

Evangelist: Then about an hour later still another kept insisting,

Second Challenger: "Surely this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean."

Evangelist: But Peter said,

Peter: "Man, I do not know what you are talking about!"

Evangelist: At that moment, while he was still speaking, the cock crowed. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, "Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.

Now the men who were holding Jesus began to mock him and beat him; they also blindfolded him and kept asking him,

People: "Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?"

Evangelist: They kept heaping many other insults on him. When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, gathered together, and they brought him to their council. They said,

People: "If you are the Messiah, tell us."

Evangelist: He replied,

Jesus: "If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I question you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

Evangelist: All of them asked,

People: "Are you, then, the Son of God?"

Evangelist: He said to them,

Jesus: "You say that I am."

Evangelist: Then they said,

People: "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!"

Evangelist: Then the assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus before Pilate. They began to accuse him, saying,

People: "We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king."

Evangelist: Then Pilate asked him,

Pilate: "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Evangelist: He answered,

Jesus: You say so."

Evangelist: Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,

Pilate: "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."

Evangelist: But they were insistent and said,

People: "He stirs up the people by teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he began even to this place."

Evangelist: When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he was under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some sign. He questioned him at some length, but Jesus gave him no answer. The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then he put an elegant robe on him, and sent him back to Pilate. That same day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other; before this they had been enemies. Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people, and said to them,

Pilate: "You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people; and here I have examined him in your presence and have not found this man guilty of any of your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death. I will therefore have him flogged and release him."

Evangelist: Then they all shouted out together,

People: "Away with this fellow! Release Barabbas for us!"

Evangelist:(This was a man who had been put in prison for an insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder.) Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again; but they kept shouting,

People: "Crucify, crucify him!"

Evangelist: A third time he said to them,

Pilate: "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no ground for the sentence of death; I will therefore have him flogged and then release him."

Evangelist: But they kept urgently demanding with loud shouts that he should be crucified; and their voices prevailed. So Pilate gave his verdict that their demand should be granted. He released the man they asked for, the one who had been put in prison for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over as they wished. As they led him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him, and made him carry it behind Jesus. A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him. But Jesus turned to them and said,

Jesus: "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are surely coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.' Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.' For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

Please stand.

Evangelist: Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. When they came to the place that is called Golgotha, that is the Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said,

Jesus: "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."

Evangelist: And they cast lots to divide his clothing. And the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at him, saying,

People: "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!"

Evangelist: The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, and saying,

People: "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"

Evangelist: There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews." One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying,

Criminal #1: "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!"

Evangelist: But the other rebuked him, saying,

Criminal #2: "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong."

Evangelist: Then he said,

Criminal #2: "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

Evangelist: He replied,

Jesus: "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

Evangelist: It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said,

Jesus: "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."

Evangelist: Having said this, he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said,

Centurion: "Certainly this man was innocent."

Evangelist: And when all the crowds who had gathered there for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they returned home, beating their breasts. But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in a rockhewn tomb where noone had ever been laid. It was the day of Preparation, and the sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

SERVING ON SUNDAY
MARCH 25, 2007

8:00 am

Usher: Elizabeth Chinyee
Usher: Muriel Schulz

First Reading: Ginger Consani
Psalm: Velda Ishizaki
Second Reading: Valerie Ellis

Prayers of the People: Kathy Van Orden

Chalice: Janet Murry
Chalice: Kathy Van Orden

10:00 am

Usher: Stephen Duke
Usher: Barbara Ramsey-Duke

First Reading: Helena Chan
Psalm: Jeanne Kipp
Second Reading: Susan Mulledy-DeFrank

Prayers of the People: Lizz Beitzel

Chalice: Andy Tomat
Chalice: Caroline Prasad


The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Fifth Sunday in Lent
Year C RCL

The Collect

Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Isaiah 43:16-21

Thus says the LORD,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
who brings out chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
The wild animals will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.

Psalm 126 Page 782, BCP
In convertendo
1
When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, *then were we like those who dream.
2
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, *and our tongue with shouts of joy.
3
Then they said among the nations, *"The LORD has done great things for them."
4
The LORD has done great things for us, *and we are glad indeed.
5
Restore our fortunes, O LORD, *like the watercourses of the Negev.
6
Those who sowed with tears *will reap with songs of joy.
7
Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, *will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves.

Philippians 3:4b-14

If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

John 12:1-8

Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?" (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."

SERVING ON SUNDAY
March 18, 2007 (LENT IV)

8:00 am

Ushers: Mark Bennison
Ushers: Christina Bennison

First Reading: Evan Cooper
Psalm: Ginger Consani
Second Reading: Kathy Van Orden

Prayers of the People: Jim Babcock

Chalice: Jim Babcock
Chalice: Dar Hoover

10:00 am

Usher: Steven Duke
Usher: Barbara Ramsey Duke

First Reading: Gwen Fleischer
Psalm: Jeanne Kipp
Second Reading: Susan Mulledy-DeFrank

Prayers of the People: Sandie Nelson

Chalice: Sandie Nelson
Chalice: Bob Nelson

READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY: LENT IV

Fourth Sunday in Lent
Year C
RCL

Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32



Collect

Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Reading

Joshua 5:9-12

The LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt." And so that place is called Gilgal to this day.

While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. On the day after the passover, on that very day, they ate the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year.

Psalm 32 Page 624, BCP
Beati quorum


1
Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, *
and whose sin is put away!


2
Happy are they to whom the LORD imputes no guilt, *
and in whose spirit there is no guile!


3
While I held my tongue, my bones withered away, *
because of my groaning all day long.


4
For your hand was heavy upon me day and night; *
my moisture was dried up as in the heat of summer.


5
Then I acknowledged my sin to you, *
and did not conceal my guilt.


6
I said," I will confess my transgressions to the LORD." *
Then you forgave me the guilt of my sin.


7
Therefore all the faithful will make their prayers to you in time of trouble; *
when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach them.


8
You are my hiding-place;
you preserve me from trouble; *
you surround me with shouts of deliverance.


9
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go; *
I will guide you with my eye.


10
Do not be like horse or mule, which have no understanding; *
who must be fitted with bit and bridle,
or else they will not stay near you."


11
Great are the tribulations of the wicked; *
but mercy embraces those who trust in the LORD.


12
Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the LORD; *
shout for joy, all who are true of heart.

Second Reading

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

From now on, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

The Gospel

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them."

So Jesus told them this parable:

"There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.' So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands."' So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly, bring out a robe--the best one--and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate.

"Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.' Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, 'Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!' Then the father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.'"

Serving on Sunday, March 11, 2007

8:00 AM

Ushers: Ann Cooper
Ushers: Valerie Ellis

First Reading: Ginger Consani
Psalm: Ann Cooper
Second Reading: Stephanie Cooper

Prayers of the People: Velda Ishizaki

Chalice: Vic Cooper
Chalice: Dar Hoover


10:00 AM

Usher: Susan Mulledy-DeFrank
Usher: Sandie Nelson

First Reading: Jeanne Mayer
Psalm: Kevin Griswold
Second Reading: Jeanne Kipp

Prayers of the People: Andy Tomat

Chalice: Andy Tomat
Chalice: Dawn Switzer

READINGS FOR LENT III

Exodus 3:1-15Psalm 63:1-81 Corinthians 10:1-13Luke 13:1-9

Collect

Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Exodus 3:1-15

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up." When the LORD saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am." Then he said, "Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." He said further, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Then the LORD said, "I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt." But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" He said, "I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain."

But Moses said to God, "If I come to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" God said to Moses, "I AM Who I AM." He said further, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" God also said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you':
This is my name forever,
and this my title for all generations.

Psalm 63:1-8 Page 670, BCP
Deus, Deus meus
1
O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; *my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you,as in a barren and dry land where there is no water.
2
Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, *that I might behold your power and your glory.
3
For your loving-kindness is better than life itself; *my lips shall give you praise.
4
So will I bless you as long as I live *and lift up my hands in your Name.
5
My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness, *and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,
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When I remember you upon my bed, *and meditate on you in the night watches.
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For you have been my helper, *and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.
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My soul clings to you; *your right hand holds me fast.

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness.

Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play." We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.

Luke 13:1-9

There were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them--do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did."

Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, 'See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?' He replied, 'Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"