The Daily Readings for Monday, January 11, 2016

The Daily Readings for Monday, January 11, 20161 Samuel 1:1 There was a man from Ramatayim-Tzofim, in the hills of Efrayim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Yerocham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tochu, the son of Tzuf, from Efrat. 2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other P’ninah. P’ninah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 This man went up from his city every year to worship and sacrifice to Adonai-Tzva’ot in Shiloh. The two sons of ‘Eli, Hofni and Pinchas, were cohanim of Adonai there.

4 One day, when Elkanah was sacrificing, he gave a portion of the sacrifice to his wife P’ninah and portions to each of her sons and daughters; 5 but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved Hannah, even though Adonai had kept her from having children. 6 Her rival taunted her and made her feel bad, because Adonai had kept her from having children. 7 He did the same every year; and each time she went up to the house of Adonai, she taunted her so much that she would cry and not eat. 8 Her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why are you crying, and why aren’t you eating? Why be so sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

Psalm 116:12 How can I repay Adonai

for all his generous dealings with me?

13 I will raise the cup of salvation

and call on the name of Adonai.

14 I will pay my vows to Adonai

in the presence of all his people.

15 From Adonai’s point of view,

the death of those faithful to him is costly.

16 Oh, Adonai! I am your slave;

I am your slave, the son of your slave-girl;

you have removed my fetters.

17 I will offer a sacrifice of thanks to you

    and will call on the name of Adonai.

18 I will pay my vows to Adonai

in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courtyards of Adonai’s house,

there in your very heart, Yerushalayim.

Halleluyah!

Mark 1:14 After Yochanan had been arrested, Yeshua came into the Galil proclaiming the Good News from God:

15 “The time has come,

God’s Kingdom is near!

Turn to God from your sins

and believe the Good News!”

16 As he walked beside Lake Kinneret, he saw Shim‘on and Andrew, Shim‘on’s brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishermen. 17 Yeshua said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you into fishers for men!” 18 At once they left their nets and followed him.

19 Going on a little farther, he saw Ya‘akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan, his brother, in their boat, repairing their nets. 20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zavdai in the boat with the hired men and went after Yeshua.

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