This Sunday, Churches that use the Revised Common Lectionary will read Psalm 85:1-2,8-13 while ACNA churches get to read the whole thing. I have highlighted in red the verses that get left out in most Episcopal parishes. Feel free to speculate as to why those verses go unheard ( I have made it clear in the past my opinions on missing verses).
Benedixisti, Domine
1 You have been gracious to your land, O Lord, *
you have restored the good fortune of Jacob.
2 You have forgiven the iniquity of your people *
and blotted out all their sins.
3 You have withdrawn all your fury *
and turned yourself from your wrathful indignation.
4 Restore us then, O God our Savior; *
let your anger depart from us.
5 Will you be displeased with us for ever? *
will you prolong your anger from age to age?
6 Will you not give us life again, *
that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your mercy, O Lord, *
and grant us your salvation.
8 I will listen to what the Lord God is saying, *
for he is speaking peace to his faithful people
and to those who turn their hearts to him.
9 Truly, his salvation is very near to those who fear him, *
that his glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth have met together; *
righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring up from the earth, *
and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed grant prosperity, *
and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him, *
and peace shall be a pathway for his feet.
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Today is the first time I have encountered your blog (I was looking for images of broad phylacteries). I apologize. I will later search for your comments on missing verses, but perhaps I am more Anglican than Episcopalian, because I think we need to read the missing verses. God's grace is wonderful, but I think we should read, mark, learn & inwardly digest the verses about an angry God, what happens to people who anger God, etc. I stand up during announcements and tell people that they should always read the missing verses and point out what lessons had such that day.
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DeleteMy opinion is that the Revised Common Lectionary is a revisionist attempt to create a unchristian worldview that sees God as all loving, but instead of slow to anger, He is pictured as incapable of anger. Also written out are difficult verses such as those that heap hot coals upon Israel's enemies. The Lectionary even wrote Satan out of 2 Thessalonians (https://lowly.blogspot.com/2019/11/problems-with-revised-common-lectionary.html). Worst of all they deleted Revelation 18-19. (https://lowly.blogspot.com/2010/05/warning-to-writers-of-rcl.html). And of course they silenced Romans 1:26-27. (https://lowly.blogspot.com/2012/06/something-really-is-wrong-with-our.html).
So, Pewster, I don't know anything about the lectionary in use in the main ACNA parishes. (We use the 1928.) It follows the RCL, but includes omitted verses? If so, that's fine. If verses are omitted, they're just playing Satan's game.
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