Behold, the Lamb of God: Second Sunday of Epiphany
Blessed Epiphany, friends!
I'm looking forward to sharing with you a weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.
You can read here for a brief description of the liturgical season of Epiphany.
Look: The Sermon of St. John the Baptist, Pieter Bruegel the Elder- source
Listen: Behold The Lamb of God, Andrew Peterson - Spotify | YouTube w/ lyrics
Listen to the playlist I made for this week: Stepping Into Jesus’s Baptism
Read: Exodus 12:21-28; Psalm 40:1-11v; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42
Sunday (1/14): Psalm 148-150; Psalm 114-115; Isaiah 43:14-44:5; Hebrew 6:17-7:10; John 4:27-42
Monday (1/15): Psalm 25; Psalm 9, 15; Isaiah 44:6-8,21-23; Ephesians 4:1-16; Mark 3:7-19a
Tuesday (1/16): Psalm 26, 28; Psalm 36, 39; Isaiah 44:9-20; Ephesians 4:17-32; Mark 3:19b-35
Wednesday (1/17): Psalm 38; Psalm 119:25-48; Isaiah 44:24-45:7; Ephesians 5:1-14; Mark 4:1-20
Thursday (1/18): Psalm 37:1-18; Psalm 37:19-42; Isaiah 45:5-17; Ephesians 5:15-33; Mark 4:21-34
Friday (1/19): Psalm 31; Psalm 35; Isaiah 45:18-25; Ephesians 6:1-9; Mark 4:35-41
Saturday (1/20): Psalm 30, 32; Psalm 42-43; Isaiah 46:1-13; Ephesians 6:10-24; Mark 5:1-20
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Second Sunday After Epiphany
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Do: Look for opportunities God gives you this week to simply point to Jesus.
Choose a few friends or coworkers or family members to pray for during Epiphany. Ask Jesus to increase your compassion for those who are far from God. Ask for greater courage to speak to them. We don't need to defend Jesus against scoffers or persuade the unbelieving. That's Jesus' responsibility. We are called to follow Jesus and to repeat his invitation "Come and see."
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You can find other activities for Epiphany at this post: 12 Ways to Celebrate Twelfth Night & Epiphanytide
* Listen to the new playlist I made for this week: Stepping Into Jesus’s Baptism
*Sunday Scripture readings are taken from Year A of the Revised Common Lectionary. Daily Scripture readings are taken from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and include Morning and Evening Psalms (Year 1).