Join Us this Sunday, June 30th, for Our Eucharistic Service in Celebration of The Feast of Saint Alban. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our Zoom link, sent out in the Service Email. Our Celebrant this week will be the Rev. Linda Potter. Stay after the Service and join Us for a Picnic in honor of The Feast of Saint Alban.

The Collect:

Almighty God, by whose grace and power thy holy martyr Alban triumphed over suffering and was faithful even unto death: Grant us, who now remember him in thanksgiving, to be so faithful in our witness to thee in this world that we may receive with him the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 34:1-8

¹ I will bless the Lord at all times; *
       his praise shall ever be in my mouth.
² I will glory in the Lord; *
       let the humble hear and rejoice.
³ Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord;
       let us exalt his Name together.
⁴ I sought the Lord, and he answered me *
       and delivered me out of all my terror.
⁵ Look upon him and be radiant, *
       and let not your faces be ashamed.
⁶ I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me *
       and saved me from all my troubles.
⁷ The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him, *
       and he will deliver them.
⁸ Taste and see that the Lord is good; *
       happy are they who trust in him!

Gospel: Matthew 10:34-42

³⁴ ‘Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
³⁵ For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
³⁶ and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.
³⁷Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; ³⁸and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. ³⁹Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.

⁴⁰ ‘Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. ⁴¹Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; ⁴²and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.’

Join Us this Sunday, June 9th, for Our Morning Prayer Service in Celebration of the Third Sunday after Pentecost. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our Zoom link, sent out in the Service Email. Come, Celebrate Christ’s message, with Us.

The Collect: 

O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 138

¹ I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; *
       before the gods I will sing your praise.
² I will bow down toward your holy temple
   and praise your Name, *
       because of your love and faithfulness;
³ For you have glorified your Name *
       and your word above all things.
⁴ When I called, you answered me; *
       you increased my strength within me.
⁵ All the kings of the earth will praise you, O Lord, *
       when they have heard the words of your mouth.
⁶ They will sing of the ways of the Lord, *
       that great is the glory of the Lord.
⁷ Though the Lord be high, he cares for the lowly; *
       he perceives the haughty from afar.
⁸ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you keep me safe; *
       you stretch forth your hand against the fury of my enemies;
       your right hand shall save me.
⁹ The Lord will make good his purpose for me; *
       O Lord, your love endures for ever;
       do not abandon the works of your hands.

Gospel: Mark 3:20-35

²⁰and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat.²¹When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.” ²²And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.” ²³And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. ²⁶And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. ²⁷But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered.

²⁸“Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; ²⁹but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— ³⁰for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

³¹Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. ³²A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.” ³³And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” ³⁴And looking at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! ³⁵Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”

Join Us this Sunday, June 2nd, for Our Morning Prayer Service in Celebration of the Second Sunday of Pentecost. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our Zoom link, sent out in the Service Email. Come, Celebrate Christ, with Us.

The Collect:

O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and earth: Put away from us, we entreat you, all hurtful things, and give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17

¹ Lord, you have searched me out and known me; *
       you know my sitting down and my rising up;
       you discern my thoughts from afar.
² You trace my journeys and my resting-places *
       and are acquainted with all my ways.
³ Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, *
       but you, O Lord, know it altogether.
⁴ You press upon me behind and before *
       and lay your hand upon me.
⁵ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; *
       it is so high that I cannot attain to it.
¹² For you yourself created my inmost parts; *
       you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹³ I will thank you because I am marvelously made; *
       your works are wonderful, and I know it well.
¹⁴ My body was not hidden from you, *
       while I was being made in secret
       and woven in the depths of the earth.
¹⁵ Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb;
    all of them were written in your book; *
        they were fashioned day by day,
       when as yet there was none of them.
¹⁶ How deep I find your thoughts, O God! *
       how great is the sum of them!
¹⁷ If I were to count them, they would be more in number than the sand; *
       to count them all, my life span would need to be like yours.

Gospel: Mark 2:23-3:6

²³One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. ²⁴The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?”²⁵And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? ²⁶He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.” ²⁷Then he said to them, “The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; ²⁸so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.”

¹Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. ²They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. ³And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come forward.” ⁴Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. ⁵He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. ⁶The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

Join Us this Sunday, May 26th, for Our Eucharistic Service in Celebration of Trinity Sunday. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our Zoom link, sent out in the Service Email. Our Celebrant this week will be Father Ken. Come and Celebrate Christ with Us

The Collect:

Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 29

¹ Ascribe to the Lord, you gods, *
       ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
² Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his Name; *
       worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
³ The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
   the God of glory thunders; *
       the Lord is upon the mighty waters.
⁴ The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice; *
       the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor.
⁵ The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees; *
       the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon;
⁶ He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, *
       and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox.
⁷ The voice of the Lord splits the flames of fire;
   the voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; *
       the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
⁸ The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe *
       and strips the forests bare.
⁹ And in the temple of the Lord *
       all are crying, “Glory!”
¹⁰ The Lord sits enthroned above the flood; *
       the Lord sits enthroned as King for evermore.
¹¹ The Lord shall give strength to his people; *
       the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace.

Gospel: John 3:1-17

¹Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.²He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” ³Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” ⁴Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” ⁵Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. ⁶What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. ⁷Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ ⁸The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” ⁹Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?”¹⁰Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? ¹¹“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. ¹²If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? ¹³No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. ¹⁴And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, ¹⁵that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. ¹⁶“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. ¹⁷“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

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Join Us this Sunday, May 19th, for Our Eucharistic Service in Celebration of the Day of Pentecost, Whitsunday. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our Zoom link, sent out in the Service Email. Our Celebrant this week will be Father Charles Foss. Come and Celebrate Christ, with Us, and don’t forget to wear your Red.

The Collect:

Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 104: 25-35,37

²⁵ O Lord, how manifold are your works! *
       in wisdom you have made them all;
       the earth is full of your creatures.
²⁶ Yonder is the great and wide sea
   with its living things too many to number, *
       creatures both small and great.
²⁷ There move the ships,
   and there is that Leviathan, *
       which you have made for the sport of it.
²⁸ All of them look to you *
       to give them their food in due season.
²⁹ You give it to them; they gather it; *
       you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.
³⁰ You hide your face, and they are terrified; *
       you take away their breath,
       and they die and return to their dust.
³¹ You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *
       and so you renew the face of the earth.
³² May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; *
       may the Lord rejoice in all his works.
³³ He looks at the earth and it trembles; *
       he touches the mountains and they smoke.
³⁴ I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; *
       I will praise my God while I have my being.
³⁵ May these words of mine please him; *
       I will rejoice in the Lord.
³⁷ Bless the Lord, O my soul. *
       Hallelujah!

Gospel: John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15

²⁶”When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf.²⁷You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. ⁴I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. ⁵But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ ⁶But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.

⁷Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. ⁸And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: ⁹about sin, because they do not believe in me; ¹⁰about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; ¹¹about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned. ¹²“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. ¹³When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. ¹⁴He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. ¹⁵All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Join Us this Sunday, May 12th, for Our Morning Prayer Service in Celebration of the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our Zoom link, sent out in the Service Email. Come, Celebrate Christ, with Us. It’s Mother’s Day, Happy Mother’s Day to all of our Mom’s.

The Collect:

O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 1

¹ Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, *
       nor lingered in the way of sinners,
       nor sat in the seats of the scornful!
² Their delight is in the law of the Lord, *
       and they meditate on his law day and night.
³ They are like trees planted by streams of water,
   bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; *
       everything they do shall prosper.
⁴ It is not so with the wicked; *
       they are like chaff which the wind blows away.
⁵ Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes, *
       nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.
⁶ For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, *
       but the way of the wicked is doomed.

Gospel: John 17:6-19

⁶”I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. ⁷Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; ⁸for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. ⁹I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. ¹⁰All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them.

¹¹And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. ¹²While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. ¹³But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. ¹⁴I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. ¹⁵I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. ¹⁶They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

¹⁷Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. ¹⁸As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. ¹⁹And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.

Join Us this Sunday, May 5th, for Our Morning Prayer Service in Celebration of the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our Zoom link, sent out in the Service Email. Come, Celebrate Christ, with Us. It’s Cinco De Mayo.

The Collect:

O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 98

¹ Sing to the Lord a new song, *
       for he has done marvelous things.
² With his right hand and his holy arm *
       has he won for himself the victory.
³ The Lord has made known his victory; *
       his righteousness has he openly shown in the sight of the nations.
⁴ He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel, *
       and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
⁵ Shout with joy to the Lord, all you lands; *
       lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing.
⁶ Sing to the Lord with the harp, *
       with the harp and the voice of song.
⁷ With trumpets and the sound of the horn *
       shout with joy before the King, the Lord.
⁸ Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it, *
       the lands and those who dwell therein.
⁹ Let the rivers clap their hands, *
       and let the hills ring out with joy before the Lord,
       when he comes to judge the earth.
¹⁰ In righteousness shall he judge the world *
       and the peoples with equity.

Gospel: John 15:9-17

⁹As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. ¹⁰If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. ¹¹I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. ¹²“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. ¹³No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. ¹⁴You are my friends if you do what I command you.¹⁵I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.¹⁶You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. ¹⁷I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.

Join Us this Sunday, April 28th, for Our Eucharistic Service in Celebration of the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our Zoom link, sent out in the Weekly Service Email. Officiating Sunday will be Father Ken Dorsch. Come and Celebrate Christ with Us.

The Collect:

Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 22:24-30

²⁴ My praise is of him in the great assembly; *
       I will perform my vows in the presence of those who worship him.
²⁵ The poor shall eat and be satisfied,
   and those who seek the Lord shall praise him: *
      “May your heart live for ever!”
²⁶ All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, *
       and all the families of the nations shall bow before him.
²⁷ For kingship belongs to the Lord; *
       he rules over the nations.
²⁸ To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in worship; *
       all who go down to the dust fall before him.
²⁹ My soul shall live for him;
   my descendants shall serve him; *
       they shall be known as the Lord’s for ever.
³⁰ They shall come and make known to a people yet unborn *
       the saving deeds that he has done.

Gospel: John 15:1-8

¹”I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. ²He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. ³You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. ⁴Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. ⁵I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. ⁷If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

Join Us this Sunday, April 21st, for Our Eucharistic Service in Celebration of the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our new Zoom link, sent out in the Weekly Service Email. Officiating Sunday will be the Reverend Canon Chris Craun. Come and Celebrate Christ with Us, this Sunday.

The Collect:

O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 23

¹ The Lord is my shepherd; *
       I shall not be in want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures *
       and leads me beside still waters.
³ He revives my soul *
       and guides me along right pathways for his Name’s sake.
⁴ Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
   I shall fear no evil; *
       for you are with me;
       your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
⁵ You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; *
       you have anointed my head with oil,
       and my cup is running over.
⁶ Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, *
       and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Gospel: John 10:11-18

¹¹“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹²The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. ¹³The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. ¹⁴I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, ¹⁵just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.¹⁶I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. ¹⁷For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. ¹⁸No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”

Join Us this Sunday, April 14th, for Our Morning Prayer Service in Celebration of the Third Sunday of Easter. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. We will be Streaming the Service Online, via our new Zoom link, sent out in the Service Email. Come, Celebrate Christ, with Us.

The Collect:

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Psalm: Psalm 4

¹ Answer me when I call, O God, defender of my cause; *
       you set me free when I am hard-pressed;
       have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
² “You mortals, how long will you dishonor my glory; *
       how long will you worship dumb idols
       and run after false gods?”
³ Know that the Lord does wonders for the faithful; *
       when I call upon the Lord, he will hear me.
⁴ Tremble, then, and do not sin; *
       speak to your heart in silence upon your bed.
⁵ Offer the appointed sacrifices *
       and put your trust in the Lord.
⁶ Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see better times!” *
       Lift up the light of your countenance upon us, O Lord.
⁷ You have put gladness in my heart, *
       more than when grain and wine and oil increase.
⁸ I lie down in peace; at once I fall asleep; *
       for only you, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Gospel: Luke 24:36b-48

³⁶Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” ³⁷They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. ³⁸He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” ⁴²They gave him a piece of broiled fish, ⁴³and he took it and ate in their presence. ⁴⁴Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,⁴⁶and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things.