Tuesday after Epiphany 1

Opening Sentence

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

John the Baptist - Giovanni di Paolo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Read | Tuesday | 12 January 2016 |

Ps. 5 6; Ps. 10 11; Gen. 3:1–24; Heb. 2:1–10; John 1:19–28

Reflection |

Psalm 5  - Literary type | Individual Lament | click here

Evil is come upon me from evil doers; save me Lord for you listen to my plea; do not forsake those who love you.

Genesis 3 - Going against God; listening to evil; consequences; humankind needs to labor to live.

Hebrews 2 - Pay attention; listen to God; do the teaching of the apostles.

John 1 - Who are you John the Baptist? I am the lone voice calling in the wilderness; repent, be washed clean in baptism; walk the straight path.

Today - Are you John proclaiming the Word of forgiveness? Then proclaim.

Source | Morning Office in Audio | Click here | 

Biblegateway.com | Click here

Background -
Genesis - Click here
Hebrews - Click here
Gospel of John - Click here

Next | Wednesday | 13 January 2016 |
Ps. 119:1–24; Ps. 12 13 14; Gen. 4:1–16; Heb. 2:11–18; John 1: (29–34) 35–42

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Messiah

The itinerant preacher, teacher, and healer who wandered the roads of Palestine speaking to Jew and gentile alike, could be no more the messiah for them, than he could be the son of god for the Greeks. Clearly Jesus was neither what the Greeks knew about in gods nor what the Jews hoped for in a messiah, yet this is exactly what Peter professed: You are the messiah, the son of the living God.

-Br. James Koester
Society of Saint John the Evangelist

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