Reader 1
A Reading from the prophet Ezekiel
I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
The Word of the Lord
Reader 2
R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies,
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.