Friday after Second Sunday in Epiphany

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

A painting of Abraham's departure by József Molnár.

Read | Friday | 22 January 2016 |
Ps. 31; Ps. 35; Gen. 11:27—12:8; Heb. 7:1–17; John 4:16–26

Reflection |
Psalm 31  - Literary type | Individual Laments click here.
Rescue me! I worship you alone, O Lord; I am like the dead ... forgotten but I have trusted in you; bless the Lord for God has shown me the wonders of God's ways. 

Genesis 11/12 - Abraham's family tree; God speaks and promises Abraham to be a great nation and gave directions to the land; Abraham's household follows what God has promised; When they arrive in Canaan - God shows up again and says God will give his descendants this land; Abraham builds an altar to worship God there. 
Hebrews 7 - Paul says Jesus is of a higher order of priests that were ordained during Abraham's time; Paul points out that Abraham is a tither; perfection comes to us through Christ and his priesthood by divine oath.
John 4 - Jesus continues his conversation of salvation with the 
Samaritan woman; Jesus identifies her as who she really is; She sees he is a prophet; He tells her of the total inclusivity of the Gospel and salvation; worship is not in a place but in the heart; God is spirit and must be worshiped in spirit and truth; He declares to her that he is the Messiah.
Today: So Jesus shows up to you today. Do you recognize him?

Sources | 
Morning Office in Audio | Click here

Biblegateway.com | Click here
New Oxford Annotated Bible | Click here

Background |
Genesis - Click here

Hebrews - Click here

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For Social Justice

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


Source | Book of Common Prayer | Mission St Clare | Click here

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