Daily Devotion – Great Plains Episcopal Area – Sunday, 12 January
2014
Sandy DesPlas
Wichita Mt. Olivet
Wichita West Heights
Wichita West
D. Souter
Command Chaplain, U.S. Army
Flint Hills
Cesar Garcia Rodriguez
Omaha Dietz UMC
Papillion St Paul's UMC
Missouri River
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This Week's Lectionary
1st Sunday after the Epiphany – White
Baptism of the Lord
Isaiah 42: The Servant, a Light to the Nations
1 Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my
soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth
justice to the nations.
2 He will not cry or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in
the street;
3 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a dimly burning
wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully
bring forth justice.
4 He will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has
established justice in the earth;
and the coastlands
wait for his teaching.
5 Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the
heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the
earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people upon it
and spirit to those
who walk in it:
6 I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness,
I have taken you by
the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,[a]
a light to the
nations,
7 to open the eyes
that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those
who sit in darkness.
8 I am the Lord, that is my name;
my glory I give to no
other,
nor my praise to
idols.
9 See, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now
declare;
before they spring forth,
I tell you of them.
Footnotes:
a. Isaiah 42:6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 29: The Voice of God in a Great Storm
A Psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,[a]
ascribe to the Lord
glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
worship the Lord in
holy splendor.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory
thunders,
the Lord, over mighty
waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord
is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks the
cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a
young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the
wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl,[b]
and strips the forest
bare;
and in his temple all
say, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits
enthroned as king forever.
11 May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless his
people with peace!
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 29:1 Heb sons of gods
b. Psalm 29:9 Or causes the deer to calve
Acts 10: Gentiles Hear
the Good News
34 Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that
God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does
what is right is acceptable to him. 36 You know the message he sent to the
people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. 37 That
message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that
John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by
the devil, for God was with him. 39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in
Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40 but
God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41 not to all the
people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank
with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the
people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living
and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes
in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Matthew 3: The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be
baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be
baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be
so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Then
he consented. 16 And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the
water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said,
“This is my Son, the Beloved,[a] with whom I am well pleased.”
Footnotes:
a. Matthew 3:17 Or my beloved Son
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Today's Devotional:
John 14: Jesus the Way to the Father
1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe[a] in God,
believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If
it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?[b]
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you
to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And you know the way to
the place where I am going.”[c] 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know
where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the
way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
7 If you know me, you will know[d] my Father also. From now on you do know him
and have seen him.”
Footnotes:
a. John 14:1 Or You believe
b. John 14:2 Or If it were not so, I would have told you; for I
go to prepare a place for you
c. John 14:4 Other ancient authorities read Where I am going you
know, and the way you know
d. John 14:7 Other ancient authorities read If you had known me,
you would have known
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