God of mercy, you reward the just for the good they do and forgive repentant sinners; take pity on us and answer our prayer, that as we confess our guilt we may hear the voice of your  pardon. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

1 By the waters of Babylon,

    there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.

2 On the willows there

    we hung up our lyres.

3 For there our captors required of us songs,

   and our tormentors, mirth, saying,

    “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 How shall we sing the Lord's song

    in a foreign land?

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,

    let my right hand forget its skill!

6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,

    if I do not remember you,

if I do not set Jerusalem

    above my highest joy!

Psalm 137 - English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Genesis 50:15-26 – 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 – Mark 8:11-26