FIRST READING John 16:12-15
12 Jesus said, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear
them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all
the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he
hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will
glorify me because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All
that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is
mine and declare it to you.
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Reader: Word of God. Word of Life.
All: Thanks be to God.
SECOND READING Romans 5:1-5
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2
through whom we have obtained
access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of
sharing the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also boast in our
sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4
and endurance
produces character, and character produces hope, 5
and hope does not
disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Reader: Word of God. Word of Life.
All: Thanks be to God.