Epiphany of the Lord - January 7
( US)
Daily Prayer
“Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.”
Collect:
O God, who bestow light on all the nations
grant your peoples the gladness of lasting peace
and pour into our hearts that brilliant light
by which you purified the minds of our fathers in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. *
Today's Readings Lectionary # 20
Daily
Meditation:
Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. Isaiah 60
May the kings of Tarshish and
the islands bring tribute, the kings of Arabia and Seba offer gifts.
May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him.
For he rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no one
to help.
He shows pity to the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor. Psalm 72
The
Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise
in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Ephesians 3
Jesus is the beloved Son of God,
a light for the whole world,
the very one who comes to us in time, this year,
to be our savior:
to rescue the poor, to hear our cry,
to save us in our need, in our poverty.May we bring him the gifts of our faith and trust and hope.
May we recognize him as our savior
who gave his own life to set us free from the power of sin and death.
Come, let us adore him.
Intercessions:
In the fullness of time, the eternal Word was begotten
of the Father.
He is the child who is born for us, the son who is given to us.
To him we lift our voices in joy:
Praise be to you, Lord.
Son of the living God, you existed before the world was made
and you came on earth to save all,
- enable us to be witnesses to your Gospel.
Sun of Justice, whose brightness shone forth from the bosom of the
Father
and flooded the entire world,
- be light for all who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
You became a little child and lay in a manger,
- renew in us the simplicity of little children.
For our sake you became the living bread of eternal life,
- fill us with joy through the sacrament of your altar.
Closing
Prayer:
Light of the world,
You have come into my life; you are here for me in my poverty.
I am dazzled by the gifts you bring to me on this day:
"Your light is strong, your love is near."
Truly you have drawn me far beyond the limits of the world,
and into the limit-less boundaries of your dizzying love.
My gifts are small, and often filled with fear.
They are my trust and my hope.
Please accept them and heal me
and let me be free enough to rejoice
that you are the Beloved Son
and that you have come for me.
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
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