SECOND
LESSON 2Peter
3:8-15a But do not
ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a
thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of
slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to
repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass
away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and
everything that is done on it will be disclosed. Since all these things are to be
dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness
and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which
the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire? But,
in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where
righteousness is at home. Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things,
strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish, and regard the patience of
our Lord as salvation. THE
GOSPEL Mark 1:1-8 The Holy
Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Mark Glory to you, Lord
Christ. The
beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the
prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your
way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’ ” John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness,
proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole
Judean countryside and all the people of
The Gospel
of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord
Christ.
Zion Episcopal Church , 140 West Liberty St., Rome, NY 13440-315-336-5170 Year A. Passages from the New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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