Daily Reading for Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Reading 1, Hebrews 6:10-20

¹⁰ God would not be so unjust as to forget all you have done, the love that you have for his name or the services you have done, and are still doing, for the holy people of God.

¹¹ Our desire is that every one of you should go on showing the same enthusiasm till the ultimate fulfilment of your hope,

¹² never growing careless, but taking as your model those who by their faith and perseverance are heirs of the promises.

¹³ When God made the promise to Abraham, he swore by his own self, since there was no one greater he could swear by:

¹⁴ I will shower blessings on you and give you many descendants.

¹⁵ Because of that, Abraham persevered and received fulfilment of the promise.

¹⁶ Human beings, of course, swear an oath by something greater than themselves, and between them, confirmation by an oath puts an end to all dispute.

¹⁷ In the same way, when God wanted to show the heirs of the promise even more clearly how unalterable his plan was, he conveyed it by an oath

¹⁸ so that through two unalterable factors in which God could not be lying, we who have fled to him might have a vigorous encouragement to grasp the hope held out to us.

¹⁹ This is the anchor our souls have, reaching right through inside the curtain

²⁰ where Jesus has entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever, of the order of Melchizedek.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 111:1-2, 4-5, 9-10

¹ Alleluia! I give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart, in the meeting-place of honest people, in the assembly.

² Great are the deeds of Yahweh, to be pondered by all who delight in them.

⁴ He gives us a memorial of his great deeds; Yahweh is mercy and tenderness.

⁵ He gives food to those who fear him, he keeps his covenant ever in mind.

⁹ Deliverance he sends to his people, his covenant he imposes for ever; holy and awesome his name.

¹⁰ The root of wisdom is fear of Yahweh; those who attain it are wise. His praise will continue for ever.