Readings for 1.19.25

FIRST READING: Isaiah 62:1- 5
 
L:    For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
 
       The Word of the Lord.
C:   Thanks be to God.
Second Reading: 1 corinthians 12:1-11
 
L:    A reading from Corinthians.
 
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore, I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
 
To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,  to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.  All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
 
The Word of the Lord.
C:   Thanks be to God.
 
Psalm: Psalm 36:5-10
 
L:    Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
C:   Your righteousness is like the strong mountains, your justice like the great deep; you save humankind and animals, O Lord. 
 
L:    How priceless is your love, O God! All people take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
C:   They feast upon the abundance of your house; you give them drink from the river of your delights.
 
L:    For with you is the well of life, and in your light, we see light.
C:   Continue your lovingkindness to those who know you, and your favor to those who are true of heart. 
 





 
Readings adapted from Sundays and Seasons