Come and Go With Me: Epiphany Daybook for the Second Sunday after 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: I Am A Man (from a series of photographs the photographer took when he was in Memphis during the aftermath of Dr. King’s death), Art Shay - Source
Listen: Kingdom Land (I'm On My Way), Alex Mejias - Spotify | YouTube
You can listen to my playlist for this week in the 2021 liturgical calendar on Spotify: I Wil Follow.
Read: 1 Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 63:1-12; 1 Corinthians 6:9-20; John 1:43-51
Sunday (1/17) Psalm 148-150; Psalm 114-115; Isaiah 43:14-44:5; Hebrews 6:17-7:10; John 4:27-42
Monday (1/18) Psalm 25; Psalm 9, 15; Isaiah 44:6-8,21-23; Ephesians 4:1-16; Mark 3:7-19a
Tuesday (1/19) Psalm 26, 28; Psalm 36, 39; Isaiah 44:9-20; Ephesians 4:17-32; Mark 3:19b-35
Wednesday (1/20) Psalm 38; Psalm 119:25-48; Isaiah 44:24-45:7; Ephesians 5:1-14; Mark 4:1-20
Thursday (1/21) Psalm 37:1-18; Psalm 37:19-42; Isaiah 45:5-17; Ephesians 5:15-33; Mark 4:21-34
Friday (1/22) Psalm 31; Psalm 35; Isaiah 45:18-25; Ephesians 6:1-9; Mark 4:35-41
Saturday (1/23) Psalm 30, 32; Psalm 42-43; Isaiah 46:1-13; Ephesians 6:10-24; Mark 5:1-20
Pray: Book of Common Prayer (2019), Collect for Second Sunday of 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."
You can find other activities for Epiphany at this post: 12+ Ways To Keep Celebrating With the Rest of the World (loads of links)
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* Sunday Scripture readings are taken from Year B of the Book of Common Prayer 2019 (Anglican Church of North America). Daily Scripture readings are taken from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and include both Morning and Evening Psalms (Year 1).