Blessed Epiphany, friends!

Look: Blessed are all those who feel their spiritual need (window 2 of 9), designed and painted by Siegfried Reinhardt and produced by Emil Frei, 1957. Seedy antique glass, 35 x 6 ft. Sanctuary of the Beatitudes, Second Baptist Church, Richmond Heights, Missouri. - Source

Listen*: Words to Build a Life On, Mike Crawford and His Secret Siblings - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37

Monday: Psalm 89; Genesis 30:1-24; 1 John 1:1-10; John 9:1-17

Tuesday: Psalm 97, 99, 100; Genesis 31:1-24; 1 John 2:1-11; John 9:18-41

Wednesday: Psalm 101, 109; Genesis 31:25-50; 1 John 2:12-17; John 10:1-18

Thursday: Psalm 105; Genesis 32:3-21; 1 John 2:18-29; John 10:19-30

Friday: Psalm 102; Genesis 32:22-33:17; 1 John 3:1-10; John 10:31-42

Saturday: Psalm 107, 108; Genesis 35:1-20; 1 John 3:11-18; John 11:1-16

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

Do: Forgive God, yourself, and others this week.

Blessed Epiphany, friends!

Look: Saltcellars, Rebekah Pryor - source [H/T: Artway.eu]

Listen*: The Kingdom Is Yours, Common Hymnal - Spotify | YouTube (w/lyrics)

Read**: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20

Monday: Psalm 80; Genesis 25:19-34; Hebrews 13:1-16; John 7:37-52

Tuesday: Psalm 78; Genesis 26:1-6,12-33; Hebrews 13:17-25; John 7:53-8:11

Wednesday: Psalm 119:97-120; Genesis 27:1-29; Romans 12:1-8; John 8:12-20

Thursday: Psalm 146; Genesis 27:30-45; Romans 12:9-21; John 8:21-32

Friday: Psalm 88; Genesis 27:46-28:4,10-22; Romans13:1-14; John 8:33-47

Saturday: Psalm 87, 90; Genesis 29:1-20; Romans 14:1-23; John 8:47-59

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

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.

Look: Self Portrait: The Lord's Prayer (Letters cut from the Tibetan Book of the Dead), Meg Hitchcock - Source

Listen*: Sometimes By Step, Rich Mullins - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9 ; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23

Monday: Psalm 41, 52; Genesis 14; Hebrews 8:1-13; John 4:43-54

Tuesday: Psalm 45; Genesis 15:1-11,17-21; Hebrews 9:1-14; John 5:1-18

Wednesday: Psalm 119:49-72; Genesis 16:1-14; Hebrews 9:15-28; John 5:19-29

Thursday: Psalm 50; Genesis 16:15-17:14; Hebrews 10:1-10; John 5:30-47

Friday: Psalm 40, 54; Genesis 17:15-27; Hebrews 10:11-25; John 6:1-15

Saturday: Psalm 55; Genesis 18:1-16; Hebrews 10:26-39; John 6:16-27

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

Do: What is your cultural footprint? How does your weekly schedule proclaim the Gospel of the kingdom?

Blessed Epiphany, friends!

Look: Baptism of Christ by Vitaly Melnichuk (Виталий Мельничук) - source

Discover more about the profound symbolism in Orthodox icons of Jesus' Baptism at the Art & Theology blog.

Listen*: River, Leon Bridges - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42

Monday: Psalm 25; Genesis 8:6-22; Hebrews 4:14-5:6; John 2:23-3:15

Tuesday: Psalm 26, 28; Genesis 9:1-17; Hebrews 5:7-14; John 3:16-21

Wednesday: Psalm 38; Genesis 9:18-29; Hebrews 6:1-12; John 3:22-36

Thursday: Psalm 37; Genesis 11:1-9; Hebrews 6:13-20; John 4:1-15

Friday: Psalm 31; Genesis 11:27-12:8; Hebrews 7:1-17; John 4:16-26

Saturday: Psalm 30, 32; Genesis 12:9-13:1; Hebrews 7:18-28; John 4:27-42

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

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

Look: This isn't a typical image I'd share for the day we remember Christ's baptism in the Jordan River, but it's the image that's captured my imagination for us this week. How often do we consider the pronouncement of belovedness that comes at Christ's baptism? How often do we consider our own? The story of Pearl Brown's extraordinary life and death (as recounted through her adoring father, Eric's, Instagram feed) seems to be summed up in her mother's gaze in the photo above. Can we imagine this same kind of love in our Heavenly Father's gaze toward Jesus and spilling over onto us?

Listen*: Baptized & Beloved playlist on Spotify

Read**: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17

Tuesday: Psalm 1, 2, 3; Genesis 2:4-25; Hebrews 1:1-14; John 1:1-18

Wednesday: Psalm 5, 6; Genesis 3:1-24; Hebrews 2:1-10; John 1:19-28

Thursday: Psalm 119:1-24; Genesis 4:1-16; Hebrews 2:11-18; John 1:29-42

Friday: Psalm 18; Genesis 4:17-26; Hebrews 3:1-11; John 1:43-51

Saturday: Psalm 16, 17; Genesis 6:1-8; Hebrews 3:12-19; John 2:1-12

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Baptism of Our Lord

Do: Remember your baptism!

inks and other stuff I mentioned (or forgot to mention!) in this week's live stream.

Blessed Epiphany, friends!

Look: Arabs Crossing the Desert, Jean-Leon Gerome - source

Listen*: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Loreena McKennitt - Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12