Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.1 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17 p“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 the qsun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that reveryone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
In the Shadow of Your Wings
A Prayer of David.
1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; vattend to my cry!
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
2 From your presence let my wvindication come!
Let your eyes behold the right!
3 You have tried my heart, you have xvisited me by night,
you have tested me, and you will find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
4 With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.
5 yMy steps have held fast to your paths;
my feet have not zslipped.
6 aI call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
incline your ear to me; hear my words.
7 bWondrously show1 your steadfast love,
O Savior of those who seek refuge
from their adversaries at your right hand.
8 Keep me as cthe apple of your eye;
dhide me in the shadow of your wings,
Let the Children Come to Me
15 iNow they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 17 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
