First Reading Micah 3:5-12

False prophets; rulers who hate good; Zion shall become a ruin

Psalm Psalm 43

Vindicate me, O God; send out your light and truth

Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

Worked not to burden; received not human word but God's word

Gospel Matthew 23:1-12

Scribes and Pharisees; call no one father; greatest be servant

Hymns connected to the psalm

Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now
Lord Jesus Christ, be present now
Martin Behm ·1610
O God From God O God From Light
O God from God, O Light from Light
Ambrose of Milan ·1389

Hymns connected to the gospel

Jesus, Greatest at the Table
Jesus, greatest at the table
Jaroslav J. Vajda ·1980

LCMS — Proclaim

Hymn of the Day

In God, My Faithful God
In God, my faithful God, I trust
Balthasar Behm ·1602
Rejoice Angelic Choirs Rejoice
Rejoice, angelic choirs, rejoice
Charles Wesley ·1739

Hymn Suggestions

God Whose Giving Knows No Ending
God whose giving knows no ending
Robert Edwards ·1961
Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray
Rise, my soul, to watch and pray
Christian Furchtegott Gellert ·1757