December 4, 2028

2Jerusalem Purified - On that day, The branch of the LORD will be beauty and glory, and the fruit of the land will be honor and splendor for the survivors of Israel. 3Everyone who remains in Zion, everyone left in Jerusalem Will be called holy: everyone inscribed for life in Jerusalem. 4When the Lord washes away the filth of the daughters of Zion, And purges Jerusalem’s blood from her midst with a blast of judgment, a searing blast, 5Then will the LORD create, over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her place of assembly, A smoking cloud by day and a light of flaming fire by night. 6For over all, his glory will be shelter and protection: shade from the parching heat of day, refuge and cover from storm and rain.

1Psalm 122 A Pilgrim’s Prayer for Jerusalem - A song of ascents. Of David. I - I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” 2And now our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem. 3Jerusalem, built as a city, walled round about. 4There the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, As it was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. 5There are the thrones of justice, the thrones of the house of David. 6II - For the peace of Jerusalem pray: “May those who love you prosper! 7May peace be within your ramparts, prosperity within your towers.” 8For the sake of my brothers and friends I say, “Peace be with you.” 9For the sake of the house of the LORD, our God, I pray for your good.

4O God, restore us; light up your face and we shall be saved.

5When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, 6saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” 7He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” 8The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed. 9For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith. 11I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven,