Readings for Trinity 2 (focus text in bold): Genesis 12:1-4 - God calls Abram out of Ur Psalm 15 - Lord, who may dwell in your tabernacle, and rest on your holy hill? 1 John 3:13-24 - God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things Luke 14:16-24 - the parable of the great banquet Cover art: “Parable of the Great Banquet,” the Brunswick Monogrammist, c. 1525, oil on panel, National Museum of Warsaw, Poland 
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Readings for Trinity 1: Amos 6:1-7 - Amos rebukes the rich and powerful in Samaria for their injustices Psalm 41:1-12 - blessed is he that considers the poor and needy 1 John 4:7-21 - Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another Luke 16:19-31 - the parable of the rich man and Lazarus Guest Preacher: Bishop Julian Dobbs Baptism of Julian Heywood Rick and Simeon Russell Gregg Confirmation of Jacob William Hann Cover art: “Lazarus and the Rich Man,” Gustav Doré, engraving, La Grande Bible de Tours, published in 1866 
Trinity Sunday: Isaiah 6:1-8 - Isaiah's vision of the heavenly throne of God Psalm 8 - what is man, that you are mindful of him? Revelation 4:1-11 - St. John's vision of the heavenly throne of God John 3:1-15 - Jesus discusses new birth with Nicodemus Cover art: Icon of the Trinity, from Genesis 18:1-8 (“The Hospitality of Abraham”), Andrei Rublev, 1411 or 1425-27, tempera on wood; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 
Whitsunday, commonly called Pentecost (focus texts in bold): Numbers 11:24-30 - Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets Psalm 104:24-34 - When your Spirit goes forth, they are made Acts 2:1-11 - the Spirit falls on the disciples at Pentecost John 14:15-31a - Jesus promises to make his abode within the disciples Cover art: Coptic icon of Pentecost, Sts. Peter and Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Bixby, Oklahoma 
Sunday after Ascension Day (focus texts in bold): 2 Kings 2:9-15 - Elijah is taken into heaven; Elisha receives his mantle Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 - the Lord is a just king 1 Peter 4:7-11 - be sober, therefore, and watch unto prayer John 15:26-16:4a - the Spirit to comfort the disciples in their suffering Cover art: “The Ascension” by John Singleton Copley, 1775, oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  |
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