July 5
5th Sunday after Pentecost
O
God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our
neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you
with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
2
Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
All
the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, "Look, we are your
bone and flesh. For some time, while Saul was king over us, it was you who led
out Israel and brought it in. The LORD said to you: It is you who shall be
shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be ruler over Israel." So all
the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant
with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and at Jerusalem he
reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.
David occupied the stronghold, and
named it the city of David. David built the city all around from the Millo
inward. And David became greater and greater, for the LORD, the God of hosts,
was with him.
Psalm
48 Page 651, BCP
Magnus
Dominus
1
Great is the LORD, and highly to be
praised; *
in the city of our God is his holy hill.
2
Beautiful and lofty, the joy of all the earth, is the hill
of Zion, *
the very center of the world and the city of the great King.
3
God is in her citadels; *
he is known to be her sure refuge.
4
Behold, the kings of the earth assembled *
and marched forward together.
5
They looked and were astounded; *
they retreated and fled in terror.
6
Trembling seized them there; *
they writhed like a woman in childbirth,
like ships of the sea when the east wind shatters them.
7
As we have heard, so have we seen,
in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; *
God has established her for ever.
8
We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God, *
in the midst of your temple.
9
Your praise, like your Name, O God, reaches to the world's
end; *
your right hand is full of justice.
10
Let Mount Zion be glad
and the cities of Judah rejoice, *
because of your judgments.
11
Make the circuit of Zion;
walk round about her; *
count the number of her towers.
12
Consider well her bulwarks;
examine her strongholds; *
that you may tell those who come after.
13
This God is our God for ever and ever; *
he shall be our guide for evermore.
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught
up to the third heaven-- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know;
God knows. And I know that such a person-- whether in the body or out of the
body I do not know; God knows-- was caught up into Paradise and heard things
that are not to be told, that no mortal is permitted to repeat. On behalf of
such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my
weaknesses. But if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I will be
speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think better of
me than what is seen in me or heard from me, even considering the exceptional
character of the revelations. Therefore, to keep me from being too elated, a
thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me
from being too elated. Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it
would leave me, but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for
power is made perfect in weakness." So, I will boast all the more gladly
of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am
content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for
the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
Mark 6:1-13
Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his
disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and
many who heard him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all
this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are
being done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother
of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with
us?" And they took offense at him. Then Jesus said to them, "Prophets
are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and
in their own house." And he could do no deed of power there, except that
he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at
their unbelief.
Then he
went about among the villages teaching. He called the twelve and began to send
them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He
ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no
bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics.
He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave
the place. If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as
you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against
them." So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. They cast
out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.