I Hear You Calling: Third 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: Jesus Calling Disciples, John Mosiman - Source
Listen: I Hear You Calling, Kevin Morby - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Listen to the playlist I made for this week: I Have Decided
Read: Amos 3:1-11; Psalm 139:1-18v; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17; Matthew 4:12-22
Sunday (1/22): Psalm 63:1-8, 98; Psalm 103; Isaiah 47:1-15; Hebrews 10:19-31; John 5:2-18
Monday (1/23): Psalm 41, 52; Psalm 44; Isaiah 48:1-11; Galatians 1:1-17; Mark 5:21-43
Tuesday (1/24): Psalm 45; Psalm 47-48; Isaiah 48:12-21; Galatians 1:18-2:10; Mark 6:1-13
Wednesday (1/25): Psalm 119:49-72; Psalm 49; Isaiah 49:1-12; Galatians 2:11-21; Mark 6:13-29
Thursday (1/26): Psalm 50; Psalm 118; Isaiah 49:13-23; Galatians 3:1-14; Mark 6:30-46
Friday (1/27): Psalm 40, 54; Psalm 51; Isaiah 50:1-11; Galatians 3:15-22; Mark 6:47-56
Saturday (1/28): Psalm 55; Psalm 138-139:1-17; Isaiah 51:1-8; Galatians 3:23-29; Mark 7:1-23
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Third Sunday After Epiphany
Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: This week walk through the neighborhood where you live, work or worship. Ask God to open your eyes to the people and places He's asking you to proclaim the Good News of His salvation. Ask a friend to pray for you to answer readily to what the Spirit reveals to you during your prayer.
Also, have you watched The Chosen? I confess that Brian and I were slow to enjoy this multi-season TV show about the life of Jesus and his followers, but we have come to not only enjoy the writing and directing (Dallas Jenkins) but also the acting and design. Just about every episode we look at each other with tears in our eyes, and I promise you that is not typical for us. I have found the series fruitfully formative for my biblical imagination.
In the theme of this week’s lectionary passages, I thought you might enjoy this compilation video of All the Times Jesus Called Disciples in the Chosen.
You might also enjoy:
You can find other activities for Epiphany in this post: 12 Ways to Celebrate Twelfth Night & Epiphanytide
Here’s a playlist I made for the third week of Epiphany: I Have Decided.
Enjoy!
*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).