James of Jerusalem

Grant, O God, that following the example of your servant James the Just, brother of our Lord, your Church may give itself continually to prayer and to the reconciliation of all who are at variance and enmity; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever.

1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
   nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
   and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water
   that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.
   In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
   but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
   nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
   but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 1 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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Zechariah 1:7-17 - Revelation 1:4-20 - Matthew 12:43-50