Morning Prayer

Epiphany
From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place incense shall be offered to my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 1:11

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.

The Lord has shown forth his glory: Come let us adore him.

The Lessons

Psalm 89

⁽¹⁾ I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. ⁽²⁾ For I have said, 'Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.' ⁽³⁾ I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: ⁽⁴⁾ Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.' ' Selah

⁽⁵⁾ And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. ⁽⁶⁾ For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD? ⁽⁷⁾ God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him. ⁽⁸⁾ O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

⁽⁹⁾ You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. ⁽¹⁰⁾ You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. ⁽¹¹⁾ The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them. ⁽¹²⁾ The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.

⁽¹³⁾ You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. ⁽¹⁶⁾ In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

⁽¹⁷⁾ For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted. ⁽¹⁸⁾ For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

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.

Genesis Chapter 30

⁽¹⁾ Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, 'Give me children, or else I die!' ⁽²⁾ And Jacob's anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, 'Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?' ⁽³⁾ So she said, 'Here is my maid Bilhah; go in to her, and she will bear a child on my knees, that I also may have children by her.' ⁽⁴⁾ Then she gave him Bilhah her maid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

⁽⁵⁾ And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. ⁽⁶⁾ Then Rachel said, 'God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.' Therefore she called his name Dan. ⁽⁷⁾ And Rachel's maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. ⁽⁸⁾ Then Rachel said, 'With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.' So she called his name Naphtali.

⁽⁹⁾ When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as wife. ⁽¹⁰⁾ And Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. ⁽¹¹⁾ Then Leah said, 'A troop comes!' So she called his name Gad. ⁽¹²⁾ And Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

⁽¹³⁾ Then Leah said, 'I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed.' So she called his name Asher. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Now Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, 'Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.' ⁽¹⁵⁾ But she said to her, 'Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?' And Rachel said, 'Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes.' ⁽¹⁶⁾ When Jacob came out of the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, 'You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son's mandrakes.' And he lay with her that night.

⁽¹⁷⁾ And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. ⁽¹⁸⁾ Leah said, 'God has given me my wages, because I have given my maid to my husband.' So she called his name Issachar. ⁽¹⁹⁾ Then Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. ⁽²⁰⁾ And Leah said, 'God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.' So she called his name Zebulun.

⁽²¹⁾ Afterward she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah. ⁽²²⁾ Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. ⁽²³⁾ And she conceived and bore a son, and said, 'God has taken away my reproach.' ⁽²⁴⁾ So she called his name Joseph, and said, 'The LORD shall add to me another son.'

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

1 John Chapter 1

⁽¹⁾ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life -- ⁽²⁾ the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us -- ⁽³⁾ that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. ⁽⁴⁾ And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

⁽⁵⁾ This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. ⁽⁶⁾ If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. ⁽⁷⁾ But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. ⁽⁸⁾ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

⁽⁹⁾ If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ⁽¹⁰⁾ If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

John Chapter 9

⁽¹⁾ Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. ⁽²⁾ And His disciples asked Him, saying, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' ⁽³⁾ Jesus answered, 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. ⁽⁴⁾ I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

⁽⁵⁾ As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.' ⁽⁶⁾ When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. ⁽⁷⁾ And He said to him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam' (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. ⁽⁸⁾ Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, 'Is not this he who sat and begged?'

⁽⁹⁾ Some said, 'This is he.' Others said, 'He is like him.' He said, 'I am he.' ⁽¹⁰⁾ Therefore they said to him, 'How were your eyes opened?' ⁽¹¹⁾ He answered and said, 'A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed, and I received sight.' ⁽¹²⁾ Then they said to him, 'Where is He?' He said, 'I do not know.'

⁽¹³⁾ They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, 'He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.' ⁽¹⁶⁾ Therefore some of the Pharisees said, 'This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.' Others said, 'How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?' And there was a division among them.

⁽¹⁷⁾ They said to the blind man again, 'What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?' He said, 'He is a prophet.'

The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

The Song of the Redeemed       Revelation 15:3 to 4  
O ruler of the universe, Lord God,
great deeds are they that you have done,
  surpassing human understanding.
Your ways are ways of righteousness and truth,
 O King of all the ages.

Who can fail to do you homage, Lord,
and sing the praises of your Name?
  for you only are the Holy One.
All nations will draw near
and fall down before you,
  because your just and holy works have been revealed.
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.

The First Song of Isaiah       Isaiah 12:2 to 6
 
Surely, it is God who saves me;
  I will trust in him and not be afraid.
For the Lord is my stronghold
and my sure defense,
  and he will be my Savior.
Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing
  from the springs of salvation.
And on that day you shall say,
  Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name;
Make his deeds known among the peoples;
  see that they remember that his Name is exalted.
Sing the praises of the Lord,
for he has done great things,
  and this is known in all the world.
Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy,
  for the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.
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.


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
Suffrages A

Seasonal Collect:  Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because in our weakness we can do nothing good without you, give us the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness while it was day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; 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