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Song of Solomon 8.5–7    

5 Who is that coming up from the wilderness,   leaning upon her beloved?Under the apple tree I awakened you.There your mother was in labour with you;   there she who bore you was in labour.6 Set me as a seal upon your heart,   as a seal upon your arm;for love is strong as death,   passion fierce as the grave.Its flashes are flashes of fire,   a raging flame.7 Many waters cannot quench love,   neither can floods drown it.If one offered for love   all the wealth of one’s house,   it would be utterly scorned. 

John 11.17–44    

17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. 20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. 21Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.’ 23Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ 24Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.’ 25Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, 26and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’ 27She said to him, ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.’28 When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, ‘The Teacher is here and is calling for you.’ 29And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. 30Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’ 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34He said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ 35Jesus began to weep. 36So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved him!’ 37But some of them said, ‘Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?’38 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’ Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, ‘Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead for four days.’ 40Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?’ 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upwards and said, ‘Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.’ 43When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’

Psalm 145    

1 I will exalt you, O God my King, ♦︎   and bless your name for ever and ever.2 Every day will I bless you ♦︎   and praise your name for ever and ever.3 Great is the Lord and highly to be praised; ♦︎   his greatness is beyond all searching out.4 One generation shall praise your works to another ♦︎   and declare your mighty acts.5 They shall speak of the majesty of your glory, ♦︎   and I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.6 They shall speak of the might of your marvellous acts, ♦︎   and I will also tell of your greatness.7 They shall pour forth the story of your abundant kindness ♦︎   and joyfully sing of your righteousness.8 The Lord is gracious and merciful, ♦︎   long-suffering and of great goodness.9 The Lord is loving to everyone ♦︎   and his mercy is over all his creatures.10 All your works praise you, O Lord, ♦︎   and your faithful servants bless you.11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom ♦︎   and speak of your mighty power,12 To make known to all peoples your mighty acts ♦︎   and the glorious splendour of your kingdom.13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; ♦︎   your dominion endures throughout all ages.14 The Lord is sure in all his words ♦︎   and faithful in all his deeds.15 The Lord upholds all those who fall ♦︎   and lifts up all those who are bowed down.16 The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord, ♦︎   and you give them their food in due season.17 You open wide your hand ♦︎   and fill all things living with plenty.18 The Lord is righteous in all his ways ♦︎   and loving in all his works.19 The Lord is near to those who call upon him, ♦︎   to all who call upon him faithfully.20 He fulfils the desire of those who fear him; ♦︎   he hears their cry and saves them.21 The Lord watches over those who love him, ♦︎   but all the wicked shall he destroy.22 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, ♦︎   and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and eve