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Healing of the Paralytic by James Tissot Highlights Daily Office Readings | Book of Common Prayer | last century publication Week after the 19th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 21 Pray Today | Ps. 97 99 [100]; Ps. 94 [95]; Hosea 4:1–10; Acts 21:1–14; Luke 5:12–26 Psalm 97 The Lord is King, let the universe rejoice; All the people’s everywhere see God’s glory; The Lord loves those that hate evil; Give thanks to the Lord! Acts 21 Paul continued with his companions sailing toward Jerusalem to face arrest and persecution; at every stop prophets of the Church came forward to warn him; but Paul chose to move forward; the people of God surrounded him with love and concern. Luke 5 Jesus as healer but who is he really?; heals a leper by touching him (no one would ever touch a leper); some friends of a man who was paralysed was determined to have Jesus heal him and when the crowds were great so they took him through the roof; Jesus - your sins are forgiven;...

Noël Coypel [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Daily Office Readings and Brief Reflections Opening Sentence Alleluia! Christ is risen!    The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Today's Readings Wednesday | 30 March 2016 Ps. 97 99; Ps. 115; Exod. 12:40–51; 1 Cor. 15: (29) 30–41; Matt. 28:1–16 Psalm 97 |  Enthronement Psalm | A Song celebrating the coming of the Lord to rule all things; God will manifest the justice needed for the people. Exodus 12 | Passover is instituted by God as the key celebration of the people; the calendar is recast for this liberation day from Egypt; all the people heard God and obeyed. 1 Corinthians 15 | Do not you believe in th e resurrection? The bodies will be different;  Come to a sober and right mind, and sin no more; for some people have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. Matthew 28 | Mary and the other Mary went to the tomb; angel shows up to announce the resurrection; they went and told the...