WENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- PROPER 26 October 30, 2022 Year C, Revised Common Lectionary

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Table of Contents

• ”First” OT reading and Psalm – Major stories/themes, read mostly continuously: with Second Reading and Gospel, Psalm in Poem Format, with Black and White Art Image [pg.2]

• “Alternate First” OT reading and Psalm – Thematically pairs the OT readings with the Gospel Reading: with Second Reading and Gospel, Psalm in Poem Format, with Black and White Art Image [pg.3]

• Compact Double Column All Texts [pg.4]

• Compact Triple Column All Texts [pg.5]

• All Texts, Large Font [pgs.6-14]

• ”First” Readings, Half-page Format [pg.15]

• ”Alternate First” Readings, Half-page Format [pg.16]

From: Revised Common Lectionary, Vanderbilt Divinity Library http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu  TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace PENTECOST -- PROPER 26  of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

October 30, 2022 Year C, Revised Common Lectionary

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save? Why do you make me see wrong-doing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous-- therefore judgment comes forth perverted. I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. Jesus and Zacchaeus, Gospels, Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib, 1684 Psalm 119:137-144 http://www.flickr.com/photos/medmss/5184976002/  You are righteous, O LORD, and your judgments are right.  You have appointed your decrees in Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and was passing righteousness and in all faithfulness. through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was  My zeal consumes me because my foes forget a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see your words. who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could  Your promise is well tried, and your servant not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead loves it. and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he  I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the precepts. place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry  Your righteousness is an everlasting and come down; for I must stay at your house today." righteousness, and your law is the truth. So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All  Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but who saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to your commandments are my delight. be the guest of one who is a sinner." Zacchaeus stood  Your decrees are righteous forever; give me there and said to the Lord, "Look, half of my understanding that I may live. possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much." Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Paul, Silvanus, and come to this house, because he too is a son of Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and save the lost." peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ______We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers This resource is an offering from The Vanderbilt Divinity Library at: http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu. New Revised Standard Version and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright © Consultation another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of on Common Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by you among the churches of God for your steadfastness permission. and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring. To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be  TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing PENTECOST -- PROPER 26  abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one October 30, 2022 another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness Year C, Revised Common Lectionary and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring. To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call Isaiah 1:10-18 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in Gomorrah! What to me is the multitude of your you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt the Lord Jesus Christ. offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. When you come to appear before me, who asked this from your hand? Trample my courts no more; bringing offerings is futile; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and calling of convocation-- I cannot endure solemn assemblies with iniquity. Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary of bearing them. When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. Jesus and Zacchaeus, Gospels, Ilyas Basim Khuri

Come now, let us argue it out, says the LORD: though Bazzi Rahib, 1684 http://www.flickr.com/photos/medmss/5184976002/ your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was Psalm 32:1-7 a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see  Happy are those whose transgression is who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could forgiven, whose sin is covered. not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead  Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the  While I kept silence, my body wasted away place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry through my groaning all day long. and come down; for I must stay at your house today."  For day and night your hand was heavy upon So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of who saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to summer. Selah be the guest of one who is a sinner." Zacchaeus stood  Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did there and said to the Lord, "Look, half of my not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have transgressions to the LORD," and you forgave defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times the guilt of my sin. Selah as much." Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has  Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to come to this house, because he too is a son of you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to waters shall not reach them. save the lost."  You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me ______from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of This resource is an offering from The Vanderbilt Divinity Library at: deliverance. Selah http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Paul, Silvanus, and Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright © Consultation Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our on Common Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and permission. peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- PROPER 26 Psalm 32:1-7 Happy are those whose transgression is October 30, 2022 forgiven, whose sin is covered. Happy are those to whom the Year C, Revised Common Lectionary LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 The oracle that the prophet groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy Habakkuk saw. O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of will not listen? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save? summer. Selah Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did Why do you make me see wrong-doing and look at trouble? not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention to the LORD," and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time The wicked surround the righteous-- therefore judgment of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them. comes forth perverted. I will stand at my watchpost, and You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We must always give surely come, it will not delay. Look at the proud! Their spirit is thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we Psalm 119:137-144 You are righteous, O LORD, and your ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your judgments are right. You have appointed your decrees in steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the righteousness and in all faithfulness. My zeal consumes me afflictions that you are enduring. To this end we always pray because my foes forget your words. Your promise is well for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call tried, and your servant loves it. I am small and despised, yet I and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of do not forget your precepts. Your righteousness is an faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in everlasting righteousness, and your law is the truth. Trouble you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and and anguish have come upon me, but your commandments the Lord Jesus Christ. are my delight. Your decrees are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live. Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax Isaiah 1:10-18 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was Gomorrah! What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. When you come to appear "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your before me, who asked this from your hand? Trample my house today." So he hurried down and was happy to welcome courts no more; bringing offerings is futile; incense is an him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and calling of to be the guest of one who is a sinner." Zacchaeus stood convocation-- I cannot endure solemn assemblies with there and said to the Lord, "Look, half of my possessions, iniquity. Your new moons and your appointed festivals my Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary of anything, I will pay back four times as much." Then Jesus said bearing them. When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make out and to save the lost." yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before ______my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, Texts in gray: Alternate first reading and Psalm rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the This resource is an offering from The Vanderbilt Divinity Library at: widow. Come now, let us argue it out, says the LORD: though http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright © Consultation on Common Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by permission.

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER delight in the blood of bulls, or of and sisters, as is right, because your PENTECOST -- PROPER 26 lambs, or of goats. When you come to faith is growing abundantly, and the October 30, 2022 appear before me, who asked this love of everyone of you for one another Year C, Revised Common Lectionary from your hand? Trample my courts no is increasing. Therefore we ourselves more; bringing offerings is futile; boast of you among the churches of Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 The oracle that incense is an abomination to me. New God for your steadfastness and faith the prophet Habakkuk saw. O LORD, moon and sabbath and calling of during all your persecutions and the how long shall I cry for help, and you convocation-- I cannot endure solemn afflictions that you are enduring. To will not listen? Or cry to you "Violence!" assemblies with iniquity. Your new this end we always pray for you, asking and you will not save? Why do you moons and your appointed festivals my that our God will make you worthy of make me see wrong-doing and look at soul hates; they have become a his call and will fulfill by his power trouble? Destruction and violence are burden to me, I am weary of bearing every good resolve and work of faith, before me; strife and contention arise. them. When you stretch out your so that the name of our Lord Jesus So the law becomes slack and justice hands, I will hide my eyes from you; may be glorified in you, and you in him, never prevails. The wicked surround even though you make many prayers, I according to the grace of our God and the righteous-- therefore judgment will not listen; your hands are full of the Lord Jesus Christ. comes forth perverted. I will stand at blood. Wash yourselves; make my watchpost, and station myself on yourselves clean; remove the evil of Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and the rampart; I will keep watch to see your doings from before my eyes; was passing through it. A man was what he will say to me, and what he cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek there named Zacchaeus; he was a will answer concerning my complaint. justice, rescue the oppressed, defend chief tax collector and was rich. He was Then the LORD answered me and said: the orphan, plead for the widow. Come trying to see who Jesus was, but on Write the vision; make it plain on now, let us argue it out, says the LORD: account of the crowd he could not, tablets, so that a runner may read it. though your sins are like scarlet, they because he was short in stature. So he For there is still a vision for the shall be like snow; though they are red ran ahead and climbed a sycamore appointed time; it speaks of the end, like crimson, they shall become like tree to see him, because he was going and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wool. to pass that way. When Jesus came to wait for it; it will surely come, it will not the place, he looked up and said to delay. Look at the proud! Their spirit is Psalm 32:1-7 Happy are those whose him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come not right in them, but the righteous live transgression is forgiven, whose sin is down; for I must stay at your house by their faith. covered. Happy are those to whom the today." So he hurried down and was LORD imputes no iniquity, and in happy to welcome him. All who saw it Psalm 119:137-144 You are whose spirit there is no deceit. While I began to grumble and said, "He has righteous, O LORD, and your kept silence, my body wasted away gone to be the guest of one who is a judgments are right. You have through my groaning all day long. For sinner." Zacchaeus stood there and appointed your decrees in day and night your hand was heavy said to the Lord, "Look, half of my righteousness and in all faithfulness. upon me; my strength was dried up as possessions, Lord, I will give to the My zeal consumes me because my by the heat of summer. Selah Then I poor; and if I have defrauded anyone foes forget your words. Your promise is acknowledged my sin to you, and I did of anything, I will pay back four times well tried, and your servant loves it. I not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will as much." Then Jesus said to him, am small and despised, yet I do not confess my transgressions to the "Today salvation has come to this forget your precepts. Your LORD," and you forgave the guilt of my house, because he too is a son of righteousness is an everlasting sin. Selah Therefore let all who are Abraham. For the Son of Man came to righteousness, and your law is the faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of seek out and to save the lost." truth. Trouble and anguish have come distress, the rush of mighty waters ______upon me, but your commandments are shall not reach them. You are a hiding Texts in gray: Alternate first reading my delight. Your decrees are righteous place for me; you preserve me from and Psalm forever; give me understanding that I trouble; you surround me with glad This resource is an offering from The may live. cries of deliverance. Selah Vanderbilt Divinity Library at: http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © Isaiah 1:10-18 Hear the word of the 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Paul, 1989 National Council of the Churches of LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of Christ in the United States of America. Used the teaching of our God, you people of the Thessalonians in God our Father by permission. All rights reserved. Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright Gomorrah! What to me is the multitude and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you © Consultation on Common Texts admin. of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I and peace from God our Father and Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by have had enough of burnt offerings of the Lord Jesus Christ. We must always permission. rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not give thanks to God for you, brothers TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- PROPER 26 October 30, 2022 Year C, Revised Common Lectionary

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save? Why do you make me see wrong- doing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous-- therefore judgment comes forth perverted. I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. Psalm 119:137-144 You are righteous, O LORD, and your judgments are right. You have appointed your decrees in righteousness and in all faithfulness. My zeal consumes me because my foes forget your words. Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is the truth. Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but your commandments are my delight. Your decrees are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live. Isaiah 1:10-18 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. When you come to appear before me, who asked this from your hand? Trample my courts no more; bringing offerings is futile; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and calling of convocation-- I cannot endure solemn assemblies with iniquity. Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary of bearing them. When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. Come now, let us argue it out, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. Psalm 32:1-7 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them. You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring. To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner." Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much." Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost." ______Texts in gray: Alternate first reading and Psalm

This resource is an offering from The Vanderbilt Divinity Library at: http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright © Consultation on Common Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by permission. TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- PROPER 26 Jesus Christ. We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers October 30, 2022 and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and Year C, Revised Common Lectionary the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. O steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to afflictions that you are enduring. To this end we always pray for you, you "Violence!" and you will not save? Why do you make me see asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by wrong-doing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before his power every good resolve and work of faith, so that the name of me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous-- therefore the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. judgment comes forth perverted. I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. Then was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. Look at the proud! that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who Psalm 119:137-144 You are righteous, O LORD, and your saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to be the guest of judgments are right. You have appointed your decrees in one who is a sinner." Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, righteousness and in all faithfulness. My zeal consumes me because "Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I my foes forget your words. Your promise is well tried, and your have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as servant loves it. I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your much." Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this precepts. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came your law is the truth. Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but to seek out and to save the lost." your commandments are my delight. Your decrees are righteous ______forever; give me understanding that I may live. This resource is an offering from The Vanderbilt Divinity Library at: http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the rights reserved. Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright © Consultation on Common church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by permission. Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- PROPER 26 October 30, 2022 Year C, Revised Common Lectionary and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and Isaiah 1:10-18 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing. Therefore Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! What to we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not afflictions that you are enduring. To this end we always pray for you, delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. When you come asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by to appear before me, who asked this from your hand? Trample my his power every good resolve and work of faith, so that the name of courts no more; bringing offerings is futile; incense is an abomination our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to to me. New moon and sabbath and calling of convocation-- I cannot the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. endure solemn assemblies with iniquity. Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man I am weary of bearing them. When you stretch out your hands, I will was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to defend the orphan, plead for the widow. Come now, let us argue it him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house out, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be today." So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to be the guest of wool. one who is a sinner." Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I Psalm 32:1-7 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as whose sin is covered. Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no much." Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. While I kept silence, house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and to seek out and to save the lost." night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by ______the heat of summer. Selah Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I This resource is an offering from The Vanderbilt Divinity Library at: http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All LORD," and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah Therefore let all who rights reserved. Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright © Consultation on Common Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by permission. are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them. You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers