Morning Prayer

Epiphany
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Isaiah 60:3

Confession of Sin
Most merciful God,
I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbors as myself. I am truly sorry and I humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on me and forgive me; that I may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen

The Invitatory and Psalter

Lord, open our lips. And our mouth shall proclaim your praise
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen   Alleluia

Venite
The Antiphon:

ⓘ   A short, reflective sentence recited alongside a psalm to deepen our understanding of the readings.

Alleluia. To us a child is born: O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.

The Lessons

Psalm 117

⁽¹⁾ Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! ⁽²⁾ For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Psalm 118

⁽¹⁾ Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. ⁽²⁾ Let Israel now say, 'His mercy endures forever.' ⁽³⁾ Let the house of Aaron now say, 'His mercy endures forever.' ⁽⁴⁾ Let those who fear the LORD now say, 'His mercy endures forever.'

⁽⁵⁾ I called on the LORD in distress; The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place. ⁽⁶⁾ The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? ⁽⁷⁾ The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me. ⁽⁸⁾ It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.

⁽⁹⁾ It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes. ⁽¹⁰⁾ All nations surrounded me, But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. ⁽¹¹⁾ They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me; But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. ⁽¹²⁾ They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

⁽¹³⁾ You pushed me violently, that I might fall, But the LORD helped me. ⁽¹⁴⁾ The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. ⁽¹⁵⁾ The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. ⁽¹⁶⁾ The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

⁽¹⁷⁾ I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD. ⁽¹⁸⁾ The LORD has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death. ⁽¹⁹⁾ Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the LORD. ⁽²⁰⁾ This is the gate of the LORD, Through which the righteous shall enter.

⁽²¹⁾ I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation. ⁽²²⁾ The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. ⁽²³⁾ This was the LORD's doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. ⁽²⁴⁾ This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

⁽²⁵⁾ Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity. ⁽²⁶⁾ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. ⁽²⁷⁾ God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. ⁽²⁸⁾ You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You.

⁽²⁹⁾ Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Exodus Chapter 17

⁽¹⁾ Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink. ⁽²⁾ Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, 'Give us water, that we may drink.' And Moses said to them, 'Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the LORD?' ⁽³⁾ And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, 'Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?' ⁽⁴⁾ So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, 'What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!'

⁽⁵⁾ And the LORD said to Moses, 'Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which you struck the river, and go. ⁽⁶⁾ Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.' And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. ⁽⁷⁾ So he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, 'Is the LORD among us or not?'

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Colossians Chapter 1

⁽¹⁵⁾ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ⁽¹⁶⁾ For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. ⁽¹⁷⁾ And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. ⁽¹⁸⁾ And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

⁽¹⁹⁾ For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, ⁽²⁰⁾ and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. ⁽²¹⁾ And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled ⁽²²⁾ in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight --

⁽²³⁾ if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

John Chapter 7

⁽³⁷⁾ On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. ⁽³⁸⁾ He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.' ⁽³⁹⁾ But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. ⁽⁴⁰⁾ Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, 'Truly this is the Prophet.'

⁽⁴¹⁾ Others said, 'This is the Christ.' But some said, 'Will the Christ come out of Galilee? ⁽⁴²⁾ Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?' ⁽⁴³⁾ So there was a division among the people because of Him. ⁽⁴⁴⁾ Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

⁽⁴⁵⁾ Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, 'Why have you not brought Him?' ⁽⁴⁶⁾ The officers answered, 'No man ever spoke like this Man!' ⁽⁴⁷⁾ Then the Pharisees answered them, 'Are you also deceived? ⁽⁴⁸⁾ Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?

⁽⁴⁹⁾ But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.' ⁽⁵⁰⁾ Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them, ⁽⁵¹⁾ Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?' ⁽⁵²⁾ They answered and said to him, 'Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

A Song to the Lamb       Revelation 4:11, 5:9 to 10, 13

Splendor and honor and kingly power
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is,
and by your will they were created
  and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain,
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation,
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne,
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor,
forever and forevermore.


The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord.
  He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
  He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
  He descended to the dead.
  On the third day he rose again.
  He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
  He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
  the holy catholic Church,
  the communion of saints,
  the forgiveness of sins,
  the resurrection of the body,
  and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Prayers

The Lord's Prayer   Traditional
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Seasonal Collect:  The Epiphany
O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Mission: Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Personal Prayers and Reflection

This is a time to pause, consider and listen. Pray for yourself and others. When you lack the words


Closing Prayers   Thanksgiving

Conclude with the following
Let Us Bless the Lord, Thanks be to God

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:14