Tuesday 3 November 2037

5so we, who are many,are one body in Christ,and individually members of one another,6having gifts differing according to the gracethat was given to us:if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;7or service, let’s give ourselves to service;or he who teaches, to his teaching;8or he who exhorts, to his exhorting;he who gives, let him do it with generosity;he who rules, with diligence;he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

9Let love be without hypocrisy.Abhor that which is evil.Cling to that which is good.10In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another;in honor prefer one another,11not lagging in diligence,fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,12rejoicing in hope,enduring in troubles,continuing steadfastly in prayer,13contributing to the needs of the saints,and given to hospitality.

14Bless those who persecute you;bless, and don’t curse.15Rejoice with those who rejoice.Weep with those who weep.16Be of the same mind one toward another.Don’t set your mind on high things,but associate with the humble.Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

1Lord, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty;nor do I concern myself with great matters,or things too wonderful for me.

2Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul,like a weaned child with his mother,like a weaned child is my soul within me.

3Israel, hope in the Lord,from this time forward and forever more.

15When one of thosewho sat at the table with him heard these things,he said to him, “Blessed is hewho will feast in God’s Kingdom!”

16But he said to him,“A certain man made a great supper,and he invited many people.17He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited,‘Come, for everything is ready now.’18They all as one began to make excuses.

“The first said to him,‘I have bought a field,and I must go and see it.Please have me excused.’

19“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen,and I must go try them out.Please have me excused.’

20“Another said, ‘I have married a wife,and therefore I can’t come.’

21“That servant came, and told his lord these things.Then the master of the house,being angry, said to his servant,‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city,and bring in the poor,maimed, blind, and lame.’

22“The servant said,‘Lord, it is done as you commanded,and there is still room.’

23“The lord said to the servant,‘Go out into the highways and hedges,and compel them to come in,that my house may be filled.24For I tell you that none of those menwho were invited will taste of my supper.For many are called, but few are chosen.’”