September 24, 2027

1On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet: 2Speak to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua, son of Jehozadak, and to the remnant of the people: 3Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem like nothing in your eyes? 4Now be strong, Zerubbabel—oracle of the LORD— be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, high priest, Be strong, all you people of the land—oracle of the LORD— and work! For I am with you—oracle of the LORD of hosts. 5This is the commitment I made to you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit remains in your midst; do not fear! 6For thus says the LORD of hosts: In just a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7I will shake all the nations, so that the treasures of all the nations will come in. And I will fill this house with glory— says the LORD of hosts. 8Mine is the silver and mine the gold—oracle of the LORD of hosts. 9Greater will be the glory of this house the latter more than the former—says the LORD of hosts; And in this place I will give you peace— oracle of the LORD of hosts. Priestly Ruling with Prophetic Interpretation.

1Grant me justice, O God; defend me from a faithless people; from the deceitful and unjust rescue me. 2You, O God, are my strength. Why then do you spurn me? Why must I go about mourning, with the enemy oppressing me? 3Send your light and your fidelity, that they may be my guide; Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place of your dwelling, 4That I may come to the altar of God, to God, my joy, my delight. Then I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.

45For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The Blind Bartimaeus.

18Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’” 20Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Messiah of God.” 21He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. 22The First Prediction of the Passion. He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” The Conditions of Discipleship.