October 5, 2027

1The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you. 3So Jonah set out for Nineveh, in accord with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an awesomely great city; it took three days to walk through it. 4Jonah began his journey through the city, and when he had gone only a single day’s walk announcing, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be overthrown,” 5the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth. 6When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh: “By decree of the king and his nobles, no man or beast, no cattle or sheep, shall taste anything; they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water. 8Man and beast alike must be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God; they all must turn from their evil way and from the violence of their hands. 9Who knows? God may again repent and turn from his blazing wrath, so that we will not perish.” 10When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.

1Psalm 130 Prayer for Pardon and Mercy - A song of ascents. I - Out of the depths I call to you, LORD; 2Lord, hear my cry! May your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3If you, LORD, keep account of sins, Lord, who can stand? 4But with you is forgiveness and so you are revered. 7let Israel hope in the LORD, For with the LORD is mercy, with him is plenteous redemption, 8And he will redeem Israel from all its sins.

28He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” The Demand for a Sign.

38As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. 39She had a sister named Mary [who] sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. 40Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” 41The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. 42There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”