Third Sunday of Eastertide: Worthy
Hallelujah! Christ is risen! The celebration continues with the Great Fifty Days called Eastertide. Stay tuned for a variety of celebratory posts here on the blog!
Look: Easter Lamb, Niko Pirosmani
Listen: “Is He Worthy?”, Resurrection Letters, Vol. 1 by Andrew Peterson
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Read:
“Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.”
Sunday - Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19
Monday (5/6) - Psalm 25; Daniel 4:19-27; 1 John 3:19-4:6; Luke 4:14-30
Tuesday (5/7) - Psalm 26; Psalm 28; Daniel 4:28-37; 1 John 4:7-21; Luke 4:31-37
Wednesday (5/8) - Psalm 38; Daniel 5:1-12; 1 John 5:1-12; Luke 4:38-44
Thursday (5/9) - Psalm 37; Daniel 5:13-30; 1 John 5:13-21; Luke 5:1-11
Friday (5/10) - Psalm 105; Daniel 6:1-15; 2 John 1-13; Luke 5:12-26
Saturday (5/11) - Psalm 30; Psalm 32; Daniel 6:16-28; 3 John 1-15; Luke 5:27-39
Sunday Scripture readings are taken from the Revised Common Lectionary (Year C). Daily Scripture readings are taken from the Book of Common Prayer (Year 1), using the Psalm selections for Morning Prayer.
Pray:
“O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.”
Do:
In previous years, we've celebrated the Great 50 Days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday (aka, Eastertide) with a series I've dubbed Practice Resurrection (after the Wendell Berry poem). It's one of my favorite series all year, and I'm excited to start again. I need your photos and captions to make it work. To help prime the pump, I thought you might enjoy the list of ideas I brainstormed for simple ways to practice resurrection.
Choose 1 idea or 50, but whatever you do, do it with gusto!
Here's how you can share your photo stories with me for the blog:
1. Add something to your day that helps you practice resurrection (one day or fifty days -doesn't matter).
2. Take a picture and write a description in 1-50 words.
3. Share it with me via email, share on my Facebook page, or tag me on Instagram (you can tag me with @a_sacramental_life or use the #PracticeResurrection2019 hashtag.)
I look forward to hearing from you!
(See all Eastertide posts from 2018 here.)