May Readings

Readings and Psalm May 2

• Acts 8:26-40
  Philip teaches and baptizes an Ethiopian
• Psalm 22:25-31
  All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord. (Ps. 22:27)
• 1 John 4:7-21
  God’s love perfected in love for one another
• John 15:1-8
  Christ the vine

Readings and Psalm May 9

• Acts 10:44-48
  The Spirit poured out on the Gentiles
• Psalm 98
  Shout with joy to the Lord, all you lands. (Ps. 98:4)
• 1 John 5:1-6
  The victory of faith
• John 15:9-17
  Christ the friend and lover

Readings and Psalm May 16

• Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
  Matthias added to the apostles
• Psalm 1
  The Lord knows the way of the righteous. (Ps. 1:6)
• 1 John 5:9-13
  Life in the Son of God
• John 17:6-19
  Christ’s prayer for his disciples

Readings and Psalm May 23

Day of Pentecost, Year B

• Acts 2:1-21
  Filled with the Spirit to tell God’s deeds
• Ezekiel 37:1-14 (alternate)
  Life to dry bones
• Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
  Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. (Ps. 104:30)
• Romans 8:22-27
  Praying with the Spirit
• Acts 2:1-21 (alternate)
  Filled with the Spirit to tell God’s deeds
• John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
  Christ sends the Spirit of truth

Readings and Psalm May 30

The Holy Trinity, Year B

• Isaiah 6:1-8
  Isaiah’s vision and call
• Psalm 29
  Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. (Ps. 29:2)
• Romans 8:12-17
  Living by the Spirit
• John 3:1-17
  Entering the reign of God through water and the Spirit