17 March
Psalm 37:16,18 Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. 18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever.
Zechariah 4:6,10a He said to me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.10 For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice,
1 John 5:3 For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
These scripture readings relate to the Colman readings (A Celtic Inheritance) in Celtic Daily Prayer Book 2.