Posts tagged Epiphany 2023
(Extra)Ordinary Love: Sixth Sunday of Epiphany

A weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.

Look: Maria Michael, a Lakota elder from San Francisco, middle, embraces US Army veteran Tatiana McLee, right, during an emotional forgiveness ceremony, 2016, Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post - Source

Listen: Troparion of Theophany (Tone 1) (Znamenny Chant), St. Symeon Orthodox Church Choir - Text | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20; Psalm 119:9-16; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Sixth Sunday After Epiphany

Do: Read Practicing the Sermon on the Mount by Richard Foster and then ask yourself: How can I make the kingdom of God available to individuals who are humanly hopeless? Then as you go about your days, learn to take time to point out the natural beauty of every human being.

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Salt of the Earth: Fifth Sunday of Epiphany

A weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.

Look: Salt of the Earth, Steve Prince - Source

Listen: His Kingdom Now Is Come (Behold! Behold!), The Porter’s Gate - Lyrics & Chord Chart | Spotify | YouTube

Listen to the new playlist I made for the next couple of weeks: Sermon on the Mount

Read: 2 Kings 22:8-20; Psalm 27; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Fifth Sunday After Epiphany

Do: This week walk through the neighborhood where you live, work, or worship. Pray the collect for this week (above), and ask God to open your eyes to the people and places He's asking you to proclaim the Good News of the liberty and abundance Christ offers any who will follow Him. Ask a friend to pray for you to answer readily to what the Spirit reveals to you during your prayer.

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Blessed Are: Fourth Sunday of Epiphany

A weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.

Look: Sermon on the Mount, Laura James - Source

Listen: Blessed Are, Johnny Cash - Spotify | YouTube

Listen to the new playlist I made for the next couple of weeks: Sermon on the Mount

Read: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 37:1-11v; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

Do: Celebrate The Feast of Presentation (Candlemas) on February 2.

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I Hear You Calling: Third Sunday of Epiphany

A weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.

Look: Jesus Calling Disciples, John Mosiman - Source

Listen: I Hear You Calling, Kevin Morby - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Amos 3:1-11; Psalm 139:1-18v; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17; Matthew 4:12-22

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Third Sunday After Epiphany

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.

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Behold, the Lamb of God: Second Sunday of Epiphany

A weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.

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

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Second Sunday After Epiphany

Do: Look for opportunities God gives you this week to point to Jesus.

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Stepping Into Jesus's Baptism: First Sunday of Epiphany

A weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.

Look: Baptistry of the Basilica of Laodicea (4th century) - photo credit: Dr. Julie Canliss

Here’s a brief article about Laodicea from the Biblical Archeology Society.

Listen: Troparion of Theophany (Tone 1) (Znamenny Chant), St. Symeon Orthodox Church Choir - Text | Spotify | YouTube

Listen to the new playlist I made for this week: Stepping Into Jesus’s Baptism

Read:Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 89:1-29; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the First Sunday After Epiphany

Do: Remember your baptism!

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Brightest and Best: The Feast of the Epiphany

Look: The Adoration of the Magi, Nicolas Poussin - Source

Listen: Brightest and Best (Hail, Blest Morn*), written by Reginald Heber, performed by Keith and Kristyn Getty, feat. Ricky Scaggs - YouTube w/lyrics | Spotify

Read: Isaiah 60:1-9; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:1-13; Matthew 2:1-12

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Epiphany,  The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles 

Do: Chalk the Doors & pray an Epiphany House Blessing 

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