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: Beatitudes Wall, 1964 (details), Corita Kent - Source

Listen: Stay Gentle, Brandi Carlile - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Genesis 45:3-11,21-28; Psalm 37:(1-7)8-17v; 1 Corinthians 15:35-49; Luke 6:27-38

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

Do: Prepare for Lent

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

Look: The Mount of Beatitudes, Library of Congress - Source

Listen: Blessed are the Merciful, Beautiful Eulogy - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics

Read: Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26

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.

Look: Fisherman, Ang Kiukok - Source

Listen: Fisher of Men, M Ward - Spotify | YouTube w/ lyrics

Enjoy the playlist I made for this week: Fisher of Men

Read: Judges 6:11-24; Psalm 85 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11

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. 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.

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

Look: The Brow of the Hill near Nazareth (L'escarpement de Nazareth), James Tissot - Source

Listen: Lord, Every Nation on Earth Shall Adore You, John Michael Tablot - Spotify | YouTube

Enjoy the playlist I made for this week: There’s A Light

Read: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:11-20; 1 Corinthians 14:12-25; Luke 4:21-32

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

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

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

Look: Jesus Reading from Isaiah (Window of Reconciliation, St. John’s Church, Tralee, IR), Tom Denny - Source

Listen: The Year of His Favor (Isaiah 61), Caroline Cobb, feat. Resound - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics

Enjoy the playlist I made for this week: The Year of His Favor

Read: Nehemiah 8:1-12; Psalm 113; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Luke 4:14-21

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

Do: If you haven’t yet, this is a great week to chalk the doors and pray blessing and protection over each room in your house.

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

Look: The Wedding at Cana, James B. Janknegt - Source

Listen: Water to Wine, Wilder Adkins - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics

Enjoy the playlist I made for this week: Water To Wine

Read: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11

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

Do: Gather together for a meal with family or friends. Linger over food and wine. Savor the beauty of flavors and the joy of conversation.

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 89:20-29; Acts 10:34-38; Luke 3:15-22

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

Do: Remember your baptism!