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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTERApril 24, 2022Year C, Revised Common LectionaryActs 5:27-32 When they had broughtthem, they had them stand before thecouncil. The high priest questionedthem, saying, "We gave you strictorders not to teach in this name, yethere you have filled Jerusalem withyour teaching and you are determinedto bring this man's blood on us." ButPeter and the apostles answered, "Wemust obey God rather than any humanauthority. The God of our ancestorsraised up Jesus, whom you had killedby hanging him on a tree. God exaltedhim at his right hand as Leader andSavior that he might give repentanceto Israel and forgiveness of sins. Andwe are witnesses to these things, andso is the Holy Spirit whom God hasgiven to those who obey him."Psalm 118:14-29The LORD is mystrength and my might; he has becomemy salvation. There are glad songs ofvictory in the tents of the righteous:"The right hand of the LORD doesvaliantly; the right hand of the LORD isexalted; the right hand of the LORDdoes valiantly." I shall not die, but Ishall live, and recount the deeds of theLORD. The LORD has punished meseverely, but he did not give me over todeath. Open to me the gates ofrighteousness, that I may enterthrough them and give thanks to theLORD. This is the gate of the LORD; therighteous shall enter through it. I thankyou that you have answered me andhave become my salvation. The stonethat the builders rejected has becomethe chief cornerstone. This is the Lord'sdoing; it is marvelous in our eyes. Thisis the day that the LORD has made; letus rejoice and be glad in it. Save us,we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD, webeseech you, give us success! Blessedis the one who comes in the name ofthe LORD. We bless you from thehouse of the LORD. The LORD is God,and he has given us light. Bind thefestal procession with branches, up tothe horns of the altar. You are my God,and I will give thanks to you; you aremy God, I will extol you. O give thanksto the LORD, for he is good, for hissteadfast love endures forever.Psalm 150 Praise the LORD! PraiseGod in his sanctuary; praise him in hismighty firmament! Praise him for hismighty deeds; praise him according tohis surpassing greatness! Praise himwith trumpet sound; praise him withlute and harp! Praise him withtambourine and dance; praise himwith strings and pipe! Praise him withclanging cymbals; praise him with loudclashing cymbals! Let everything thatbreathes praise the LORD! Praise theLORD!Revelation 1:4-8 John to the sevenchurches that are in Asia: Grace to youand peace from him who is and whowas and who is to come, and from theseven spirits who are before histhrone, and from Jesus Christ, thefaithful witness, the firstborn of thedead, and the ruler of the kings of theearth. To him who loves us and freedus from our sins by his blood, andmade us to be a kingdom, priestsserving his God and Father, to him beglory and dominion forever and ever.Amen. Look! He is coming with theclouds; every eye will see him, eventhose who pierced him; and on hisaccount all the tribes of the earth willwail. So it is to be. Amen. "I am theAlpha and the Omega," says the LordGod, who is and who was and who is tocome, the Almighty.John 20:19-31 When it was eveningon that day, the first day of the week,and the doors of the house where thedisciples had met were locked for fearof the Jews, Jesus came and stoodamong them and said, "Peace be withyou." After he said this, he showedthem his hands and his side. Then thedisciples rejoiced when they saw theLord. Jesus said to them again, "Peacebe with you. As the Father has sentme, so I send you." When he had saidthis, he breathed on them and said tothem, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If youforgive the sins of any, they areforgiven them; if you retain the sins ofany, they are retained." But Thomas(who was called the Twin), one of thetwelve, was not with them when Jesuscame. So the other disciples told him,"We have seen the Lord." But he saidto them, "Unless I see the mark of thenails in his hands, and put my finger inthe mark of the nails and my hand inhis side, I will not believe." A week laterhis disciples were again in the house,and Thomas was with them. Althoughthe doors were shut, Jesus came andstood among them and said, "Peace bewith you." Then he said to Thomas,"Put your finger here and see myhands. Reach out your hand and put itin my side. Do not doubt but believe."Thomas answered him, "My Lord andmy God!" Jesus said to him, "Have youbelieved because you have seen me?Blessed are those who have not seenand yet have come to believe." NowJesus did many other signs in thepresence of his disciples, which arenot written in this book. But these arewritten so that you may come tobelieve that Jesus is the Messiah, theSon of God, and that through believingyou may have life in his name.Texts in italics: complementary tostandard reading, may be used with orin place of it.This resource is an offering from ibrary.vanderbilt.edu.NewRevised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 National Council of the Churches ofChrist in the United States of America. Usedby permission. All rights reserved. RevisedCommon Lectionary Daily Readings copyright Consultation on Common Texts admin.AugsburgFortress.Reproducedbypermission.

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTERApril 24, 2022Year C, Revised Common LectionaryActs 5:27-32When they had brought them, theyhad them stand before the council. The high priestquestioned them, saying, "We gave you strict ordersnot to teach in this name, yet here you have filledJerusalem with your teaching and you are determinedto bring this man's blood on us." But Peter and theapostles answered, "We must obey God rather thanany human authority. The God of our ancestors raisedup Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on atree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader andSavior that he might give repentance to Israel andforgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to thesethings, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has givento those who obey him."

Psalm 118:14-29 The LORD is my strength and mymight; he has become my salvation. There are gladsongs of victory in the tents of the righteous: "Theright hand of the LORD does valiantly; the right handof the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORDdoes valiantly." I shall not die, but I shall live, andrecount the deeds of the LORD. The LORD haspunished me severely, but he did not give me over todeath. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that Imay enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enterthrough it. I thank you that you have answered meand have become my salvation. The stone that thebuilders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoiceand be glad in it. Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! OLORD, we beseech you, give us success! Blessed is the

one who comes in the name of the LORD. We blessyou from the house of the LORD. The LORD is God,and he has given us light. Bind the festal processionwith branches, up to the horns of the altar. You are myGod, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, Iwill extol you. O give thanks to the LORD, for he isgood, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psalm 150Praise the LORD! Praise God in hissanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praisehim for his mighty deeds; praise him according to hissurpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound;praise him with lute and harp! Praise him withtambourine and dance; praise him with strings andpipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him withloud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathespraise the LORD! Praise the LORD!Revelation 1:4-8John to the seven churches thatare in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who isand who was and who is to come, and from the sevenspirits who are before his throne, and from JesusChrist, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead,and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him wholoves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, andmade us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God andFather, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever.

Amen. Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eyewill see him, even those who pierced him; and on hisaccount all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is tobe. Amen. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says theLord God, who is and who was and who is to come,the Almighty.

John 20:19-31When it was evening on that day,the first day of the week, and the doors of the housewhere the disciples had met were locked for fear of theJews, Jesus came and stood among them and said,"Peace be with you." After he said this, he showedthem his hands and his side. Then the disciplesrejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to themagain, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me,so I send you." When he had said this, he breathed onthem and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If youforgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if youretain the sins of any, they are retained." But Thomas(who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was notwith them when Jesus came. So the other disciples toldhim, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them,"Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, andput my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand inhis side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples

were again in the house, and Thomas was with them.Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stoodamong them and said, "Peace be with you." Then hesaid to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see myhands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Donot doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "MyLord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have youbelieved because you have seen me? Blessed are thosewho have not seen and yet have come to believe."Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of hisdisciples, which are not written in this book. But theseare written so that you may come to believe that Jesusis the Messiah, the Son of God, and that throughbelieving you may have life in his name.Texts in italics: complementary to standard reading, may be usedwith or in place of it.This resource is an offering from The Vanderbilt Divinity Library at: http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu. New Revised Standard Version Bible,copyright 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Revised CommonLectionary Daily Readings copyright Consultation on Common Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by permission.

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTERApril 24, 2022Year C, Revised Common LectionaryActs 5:27-32 When they had brought them, they had them stand beforethe council. The high priest questioned them, saying, "We gave you strictorders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem withyour teaching and you are determined to bring this man's blood on us." ButPeter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than anyhuman authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you hadkilled by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leaderand Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom Godhas given to those who obey him."Psalm 118:14-29 The LORD is my strength and my might; he has becomemy salvation. There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:"The right hand of the LORD does valiantly; the right hand of the LORD isexalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly." I shall not die, but I shalllive, and recount the deeds of the LORD. The LORD has punished meseverely, but he did not give me over to death. Open to me the gates ofrighteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank youthat you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone thatthe builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord'sdoing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the LORD has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD,we beseech you, give us success! Blessed is the one who comes in thename of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. The LORD isGod, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, upto the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; youare my God, I will extol you. O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for hissteadfast love endures forever.Psalm 150 Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in hismighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according tohis surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him withlute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him withstrings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loudclashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the LORD! Praise theLORD!Revelation 1:4-8 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to youand peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from theseven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithfulwitness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Tohim who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us tobe a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory anddominion forever and ever. Amen. Look! He is coming with the clouds; everyeye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all thetribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen. "I am the Alpha and theOmega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, theAlmighty.John 20:19-31 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week,and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked forfear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace bewith you." After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Thenthe disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again,"Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." When he hadsaid this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. Ifyou forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins ofany, they are retained." But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of thetwelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples toldhim, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the markof the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and myhand in his side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples were again inthe house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesuscame and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said toThomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand andput it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "MyLord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you haveseen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come tobelieve." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples,which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you maycome to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that throughbelieving you may have life in his name.Texts in italics: complementary to standard reading, may be used with or in placeof du. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Allrights reserved. Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright Consultation on CommonTexts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by permission.

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTERApril 24, 2022Year C, Revised Common LectionarySECOND SUNDAY OF EASTERApril 24, 2022Year C, Revised Common LectionaryActs 5:27-32 When they had brought them, they had them stand beforethe council. The high priest questioned them, saying, "We gave you strictorders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem withyour teaching and you are determined to bring this man's blood on us." ButPeter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than anyhuman authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you hadkilled by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leaderand Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom Godhas given to those who obey him."Acts 5:27-32 When they had brought them, they had them stand beforethe council. The high priest questioned them, saying, "We gave you strictorders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem withyour teaching and you are determined to bring this man's blood on us." ButPeter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than anyhuman authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you hadkilled by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leaderand Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom Godhas given to those who obey him."Psalm 118:14-29 The LORD is my strength and my might; he has becomemy salvation. There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:"The right hand of the LORD does valiantly; the right hand of the LORD isexalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly." I shall not die, but I shalllive, and recount the deeds of the LORD. The LORD has punished meseverely, but he did not give me over to death. Open to me the gates ofrighteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank youthat you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone thatthe builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord'sdoing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the LORD has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD,we beseech you, give us success! Blessed is the one who comes in thename of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. The LORD isGod, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, upto the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; youare my God, I will extol you. O give thanks to the LORD, f

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