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Judges 17    

17 There was a man in the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah. 2He said to his mother, ‘The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and even spoke it in my hearing—that silver is in my possession; I took it; but now I will return it to you.’ And his mother said, ‘May my son be blessed by the Lord!’ 3Then he returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, ‘I consecrate the silver to the Lord from my hand for my son, to make an idol of cast metal.’ 4So when he returned the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into an idol of cast metal; and it was in the house of Micah. 5This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest. 6In those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes.7 Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the clan of Judah. He was a Levite residing there. 8This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah, to live wherever he could find a place. He came to the house of Micah in the hill country of Ephraim to carry on his work.9Micah said to him, ‘From where do you come?’ He replied, ‘I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to live wherever I can find a place.’ 10Then Micah said to him, ‘Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your living.’11The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons. 12So Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13Then Micah said, ‘Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because the Levite has become my priest

Luke 19.1–10    

19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax-collector and was rich. 3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycomore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. 5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.’ 6So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. 7All who saw it began to grumble and said, ‘He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.’ 8Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.’ 9Then Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.’ 

Psalm 102    

1 O Lord, hear my prayer ♦︎   and let my crying come before you.2 Hide not your face from me ♦︎   in the day of my distress.3 Incline your ear to me; ♦︎   when I call, make haste to answer me,4 For my days are consumed in smoke ♦︎   and my bones burn away as in a furnace.5 My heart is smitten down and withered like grass, ♦︎   so that I forget to eat my bread.6 From the sound of my groaning ♦︎   my bones cleave fast to my skin.7 I am become like a vulture in the wilderness, ♦︎   like an owl that haunts the ruins.8 I keep watch and am become like a sparrow ♦︎   solitary upon the housetop.9 My enemies revile me all the day long, ♦︎   and those who rage at me have sworn together against me.10 I have eaten ashes for bread ♦︎   and mingled my drink with weeping,11 Because of your indignation and wrath, ♦︎   for you have taken me up and cast me down.12 My days fade away like a shadow, ♦︎   and I am withered like grass.13 But you, O Lord, shall endure for ever ♦︎   and your name through all generations.14 You will arise and have pity on Zion; ♦︎   it is time to have mercy upon her;      surely the time has come.15 For your servants love her very stones ♦︎   and feel compassion for her dust.16 Then shall the nations fear your name, O Lord, ♦︎   and all the kings of the earth your glory,17 When the Lord has built up Zion ♦︎   and shown himself in glory;18 When he has turned to the prayer of the destitute ♦︎   and has not despised their plea.19 This shall be written for those that come after, ♦︎   and a people yet unborn shall praise the Lord.20 For he has looked down from his holy height; ♦︎   from the heavens he beheld the earth,21 That he might hear the sighings of the prisoner ♦︎   and set free those condemned to die;22 That the name of the Lord may be proclaimed in Zion ♦︎   and his praises in Jerusalem,23 When peoples are gathered together ♦︎   and kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.24 He has brought down my strength in my journey ♦︎   and has shortened my days.25 I pray, ‘O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days; ♦︎   your years endure throughout all generations.26 ‘In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, ♦︎   and the heavens are the work of your hands;27 ‘They shall perish, but you will endure; ♦︎   they all shall wear out like a garment.28 ‘You change them like clothing, and they shall be changed; ♦︎   but you are the same, and your years will not fail.29 ‘The children of your servants shall continue, ♦︎   and their descendants shall be established in your sight.’