Creighton University's Online Ministries

Baptism of the Lord - January 7
(outside the US)
Daily Prayer
"Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise."

Collect:
Almighty ever-living God,
who, when Christ had been baptized in the River Jordan
and as the Holy Spirit descended upon him,
solemnly declared him your beloved Son,
grant that your children by adoption,
reborn of water and the Holy Spirit,
may always be well pleasing to you.
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 #21

Daily Meditation:
"Here is my servant whom I uphold,
my chosen one with whom I am pleased." Isaiah 42:1

John answered them all, saying,
“One mightier than I is coming.
He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Luke 3:16

Jesus comes down to the Jordan and,
in a profound gesture, enters our lives even more dramatically:
he humbles himself to be one with us in the waters of baptism.

In this week after Epiphany, let us keep letting the Light
shine into the places of darkness within us and around us.
And where we have seen and felt his enlightening, freeing presence,
let us continue to rejoice with Christmas joy.

Today's Daily Reflection

Intercessions:
All the ends of the earth have seen Jesus Christ,
the saving power of God.
Let us praise him and cry out in joy:
Glory be to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Redeemer of all, you came to tear down the walls separating Jew from Gentile
- root out the prejudices which erode the depths of our humanity.

Through your incarnation and your birth you established your presence among us,
- teach us to recognize the many forms of your presence in the Church and in one another.

You are the fullest revelation of God to men and women,
- show us how we can assent to your word with integrity of faith and action.

You are God-with-us, wondrously transforming all creation,
- let every heart, every voice, every deed throughout the universe now be transformed.

Closing Prayer:
Radiance.
Your radiant light blazes in my world today.
I know I will have difficult times
and the darkness will gather around me again.
But today the shining light of your love
comes into my life and frees me.

There are other days that are shadowy,
when I don't always know where I am going, Lord.
When the gloom gathers in my life, lead me through it.
I will reach out my hand in the darkness,
put aside my fears
and walk next to you, comforted by your presence
and the warmth of your unending love.

May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

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