Daily Reading for Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Reading 1, Romans 8:18-25

¹⁸ In my estimation, all that we suffer in the present time is nothing in comparison with the glory which is destined to be disclosed for us,

¹⁹ for the whole creation is waiting with eagerness for the children of God to be revealed.

²⁰ It was not for its own purposes that creation had frustration imposed on it, but for the purposes of him who imposed it-

²¹ with the intention that the whole creation itself might be freed from its slavery to corruption and brought into the same glorious freedom as the children of God.

²² We are well aware that the whole creation, until this time, has been groaning in labour pains.

²³ And not only that: we too, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we are groaning inside ourselves, waiting with eagerness for our bodies to be set free.

²⁴ In hope, we already have salvation; in hope, not visibly present, or we should not be hoping -- nobody goes on hoping for something which is already visible.

²⁵ But having this hope for what we cannot yet see, we are able to wait for it with persevering confidence.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6

¹ [Song of Ascents] When Yahweh brought back Zion's captives we lived in a dream;

² then our mouths filled with laughter, and our lips with song. Then the nations kept saying, 'What great deeds Yahweh has done for them!'

³ Yes, Yahweh did great deeds for us, and we were overjoyed.

⁴ Bring back, Yahweh, our people from captivity like torrents in the Negeb!

⁵ Those who sow in tears sing as they reap.

⁶ He went off, went off weeping, carrying the seed. He comes back, comes back singing, bringing in his sheaves.