Lectionary Readings
Book of Common Prayer - 1979
Sunday, June-24-2012
Proper 7

The Collect

Proper 7
O Lord, we beseech thee, make us have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name, for thou never failest to help and govern those whom thou hast set upon the sure foundation of thy loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen
Preface of the Lord's Day

Old Testament Reading

Job 38:1-11,16-18
¹ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: ² "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? ³ Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. ⁴ "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. ⁵ Who determined its measurements--surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? ⁶ On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, ⁷ when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? ⁸ "Or who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth from the womb; ⁹ when I made clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, ¹⁰ and prescribed bounds for it, and set bars and doors, ¹¹ and said, `d said, "Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed'? ¹⁶ "Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? ¹⁷ Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? ¹⁸ Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this.

Psalm

Psalm 107:1-32

Part 1
1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
     and his mercy endures for ever.
2Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim *
     that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.
3He gathered them out of the lands; *
     from the east and from the west,
     from the north and from the south.
4Some wandered in desert wastes; *
     they found no way to a city where they might dwell.
5They were hungry and thirsty; *
     their spirits languished within them.
6Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
     and he delivered them from their distress.
7He put their feet on a straight path *
     to go to a city where they might dwell.
8Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
     and the wonders he does for his children.
9For he satisfies the thirsty *
     and fills the hungry with good things.
10Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
     bound fast in misery and iron;
11Because they rebelled against the words of God *
     and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12So he humbled their spirits with hard labor; *
     they stumbled, and there was none to help.
13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
     and he delivered them from their distress.
14He led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
     and broke their bonds asunder.
15Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
     and the wonders he does for his children.
16For he shatters the doors of bronze *
     and breaks in two the iron bars.
17Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; *
     they were afflicted because of their sins.
18They abhorred all manner of food *
     and drew near to death's door.
19Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
     and he delivered them from their distress.
20He sent forth his word and healed them *
     and saved them from the grave.
21Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
     and the wonders he does for his children.
22Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
     and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.
23Some went down to the sea in ships *
     and plied their trade in deep waters;
24They beheld the works of the LORD *
     and his wonders in the deep.
25Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
     which tossed high the waves of the sea.
26They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
     their hearts melted because of their peril.
27They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
     and were at their wits' end.
28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
     and he delivered them from their distress.
29He stilled the storm to a whisper *
     and quieted the waves of the sea.
30Then were they glad because of the calm, *
     and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for.
31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
     and the wonders he does for his children.
32Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
     and praise him in the council of the elders.

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Psalm 107:1-3,23-32

1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
     and his mercy endures for ever.
2Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim *
     that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.
3He gathered them out of the lands; *
     from the east and from the west,
     from the north and from the south.
23Some went down to the sea in ships *
     and plied their trade in deep waters;
24They beheld the works of the LORD *
     and his wonders in the deep.
25Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
     which tossed high the waves of the sea.
26They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
     their hearts melted because of their peril.
27They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
     and were at their wits' end.
28Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
     and he delivered them from their distress.
29He stilled the storm to a whisper *
     and quieted the waves of the sea.
30Then were they glad because of the calm, *
     and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for.
31Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
     and the wonders he does for his children.
32Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
     and praise him in the council of the elders.

New Testament Reading

2 Corinthians 5:14-21
¹⁴ For the love of Christ controls us, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. ¹⁵ And he died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. ¹⁶ From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once regarded Christ from a human point of view, we regard him thus no longer. ¹⁷ Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. ¹⁸ All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹ that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. ²⁰ So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. ²¹ For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Gospel Reading

Mark 4:35-41
³⁵ On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." ³⁶ And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. ³⁷ And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. ³⁸ But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?" ³⁹ And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" ⁴¹ And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?"
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[Mark 5:1-20]
¹ They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Ger'asenes. ² And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, ³ who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain; ⁴ for he had often been bound with fetters and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the fetters he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. ⁵ Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones. ⁶ And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped him; ⁷ and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." ⁸ For he had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" ⁹ And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion; for we are many." ¹⁰ And he begged him eagerly not to send them out of the country. ¹¹ Now a great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; ¹² and they begged him, "Send us to the swine, let us enter them." ¹³ So he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. ¹⁴ The herdsmen fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. ¹⁵ And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. ¹⁶ And those who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine. ¹⁷ And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighborhood. ¹⁸ And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. ¹⁹ But he refused, and said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." ²⁰ And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decap'olis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marveled