Responsive Readings wilt thou that we make ready? And He said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house whereinto he goeth. And ye shall say unto the master of the house, The Teacher saith unto thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with My disciples? And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. And when the hour was come, He sat down, and the apostles with Him. And He said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And He received a cup, and when For I say unto you, I shall not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. And He took bread, and when He had given thanks, He brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of Me. And the cup in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood, even that which is poured out for you. Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst. This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is My flesh, for the life of the world. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, ye have not life in yourselves. He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood abideth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth Me, he also shall live because of Me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. Responsive Readings Thee shall all flesh come. O Thou that hearest prayer, unto The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with grain; they shout for joy, they also sing. Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, Thou wilt forgive them. Blessed is the man whom Thou By terrible things Thou wilt answer upon Who by His strength setteth fast the mountains, being girded about with might; Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at Thy tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; the river of God is full of water: Thou providest them grain, when Thou hast so prepared the earth. Thou waterest its furrows abundantly; Thou settlest the ridges thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers; Thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; and the hills are girded with joy. Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; For He hath strengthened the bars children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly. He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. He casteth forth His ice like morsels: who can stand before His cold? He sendeth out His word, and melteth them: He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow. He showeth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah. He will not fail nor be discouraged, till He have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for His law. Thus saith God Jehovah, He that created the heavens, and stretched God will bless us; and all the ends of them forth; He that spread abroad the earth shall fear Him. He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth. In His days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more. He shall have dominion also from the earth and that which cometh out of it; He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I, Jehovah, have called Thee in righteousness, and will hold Thy hand, and will keep Thee, and give Thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; sea to sea, and from the River To open the blind eyes, to bring out unto the ends of the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him; and His enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. I am Jehovah, that is My Name; and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise unto graven images. Responsive Readings Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them. Attend unto Me, O My people; and give ear unto Me, O My nation: for a law shall go forth from Me, and I will establish My justice for a light of the peoples. My righteousness is near, My salvation is gone forth, and Mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for Me, and on Mine arm shall they trust. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! The voice of thy watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when Jehovah returneth to Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem. Jehovah hath made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. complaining? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek out mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, when it goeth down smoothly: At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter perverse things. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would. But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, Envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things Responsive Readings shall not inherit the kingdom of upright; He is a shield to them that God. walk in integrity; But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, That He may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of His saints. Meekness, self-control; against Then shalt thou understand rightsuch there is no law. And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. MY SELECTION 109 Education Proverbs II, III Y son, if thou wilt receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee; So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding; Yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding; If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures: Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God. For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding: He layeth up sound wisdom for the eousness and justice, and equity, yea, every good path. For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall watch over thee; understanding shall keep thee: To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak perverse things. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, and the profit thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. |