Old Testament: Exodus 16:2-15

²The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. ³The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” ⁴Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not. ⁵On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.” ⁶So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ⁷and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaining against the Lord. For what are we, that you complain against us?” ⁸And Moses said, “When the Lordgives you meat to eat in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning, because the Lord has heard the complaining that you utter against him—what are we? Your complaining is not against us but” against the Lord.⁹Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, ‘Draw near to the Lord, for he has heard your complaining.’”¹⁰And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked toward the wilderness, and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. ¹¹The Lord spoke to Moses and said, ¹²“I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”

¹³In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. ¹⁴When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground. ¹⁵When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

Psalm: Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45

¹ Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name; *
       make known his deeds among the peoples.
² Sing to him, sing praises to him, *
       and speak of all his marvelous works.
³ Glory in his holy Name; *
       let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
⁴ Search for the Lord and his strength; *
       continually seek his face.
⁵ Remember the marvels he has done, *
       his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
⁶ O offspring of Abraham his servant, *
       O children of Jacob his chosen.
³⁷ He led out his people with silver and gold; *
       in all their tribes there was not one that stumbled.
³⁸ Egypt was glad of their going, *
       because they were afraid of them.
³⁹ He spread out a cloud for a covering *
       and a fire to give light in the night season.
⁴⁰ They asked, and quails appeared, *
        and he satisfied them with bread from heaven.
⁴¹ He opened the rock, and water flowed, *
       so the river ran in the dry places.
⁴² For God remembered his holy word *
       and Abraham his servant.
⁴³ So he led forth his people with gladness, *
       his chosen with shouts of joy.
⁴⁴ He gave his people the lands of the nations, *
       and they took the fruit of others’ toil,
⁴⁵ That they might keep his statutes *
       and observe his laws.
       Hallelujah!

Old Testament: Jonah 3:10-4:11

¹⁰When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.

¹But this was very displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry. ²He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from punishing. ³And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” ⁴And the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

⁵Then Jonah went out of the city and sat down east of the city, and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, waiting to see what would become of the city. ⁶The Lord God appointed a bush, and made it come up over Jonah, to give shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort; so Jonah was very happy about the bush. ⁷But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the bush, so that it withered. ⁸When the sun rose, God prepared a sultry east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint and asked that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” ⁹But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?” And he said, “Yes, angry enough to die.” ¹⁰Then the Lord said, “You are concerned about the bush, for which you did not labor and which you did not grow; it came into being in a night and perished in a night.¹¹And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?”

Psalm: Psalm 145:1-8

¹ I will exalt you, O God my King, *
       and bless your Name for ever and ever.
² Every day will I bless you *
       and praise your Name for ever and ever.
³ Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; *
       there is no end to his greatness.
⁴ One generation shall praise your works to another *
       and shall declare your power.
⁵ I will ponder the glorious splendor of your majesty *
       and all your marvelous works.
⁶ They shall speak of the might of your wondrous acts, *
       and I will tell of your greatness.
⁷ They shall publish the remembrance of your great goodness; *
       they shall sing of your righteous deeds.
⁸ The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, *
       slow to anger and of great kindness.