Thursday 3 November 2033

7For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.8For if we live, we live to the Lord.Or if we die, we die to the Lord.If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.9For to this end Christ died,rose, and lived again,that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

10But you, why do you judge your brother?Or you again, why do you despise your brother?For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.11For it is written,

“‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow.Every tongue will confess to God.’”

12So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.

1The Lord is my light and my salvation.Whom shall I fear?The Lord is the strength of my life.Of whom shall I be afraid?

4One thing I have asked of the Lord, that I will seek after:that I may dwell in the Lord’s house all the days of my life,to see the Lord’s beauty,and to inquire in his temple.

13I am still confident of this:I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.14Wait for the Lord.Be strong, and let your heart take courage.Yes, wait for the Lord.

1Now all the tax collectorsand sinners were coming close to him to hear him.2The Pharisees and the scribes murmured,saying, “This man welcomes sinners,and eats with them.”

3He told them this parable:4“Which of you men,if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them,wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wildernessand go after the one that was lost,until he found it?5When he has found it,he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.6When he comes home,he calls together his friends and his neighbors,saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me,for I have found my sheep which was lost!’7I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents,than over ninety-nine righteous peoplewho need no repentance.

8“Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins,if she lost one drachma coin,wouldn’t light a lamp,sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?9When she has found it,she calls together her friends and neighbors,saying, ‘Rejoice with me,for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’10Even so, I tell you,there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”