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Marylou Anderson
on January 6, 2021
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Epiphany 2021: Send Forth Thy Light and Thy Truth, O Lord
January 6, 2021,
CALL to PRAYER:
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above the heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayerfully, this will be a day of Epiphany for the United States of America, when TRUTH will prevail over the darkness of evil.
This is the traditional Feast of the Epiphany.
The Feast of the Epiphany is an ancient holy day in the Church which celebrates the Divine Revelation of showing forth the TRUTH that Jesus Christ is God Incarnate (a ‘Theophany’). Our Lord and God, Jesus Christ, shines forth in the Epiphany as the Way, the TRUTH and the Light!
Let us pray to be ‘One Nation Under God’ we, as a country, must walk in the Light of TRUTH.
Send Forth Your Light and Your Truth, O Lord.
Vindicate me, God, and champion my cause against an unfaithful nation; rescue me from the deceitful and unjust person. For you are the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
Send your light and your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place. Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy.
I will praise you with the lyre, God, my God.
Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God.
Psalms 43:1‭-‬5
In the Western or Latin Rite of the Church, the Feast of the Epiphany principally commemorates the visit of the Three Kings to the Divine Child Jesus. The Wise Men followed the Light of the star from distant lands to find the newborn King so that they could adore Him. This was a manifestation of the Divinity of Christ to the Gentiles, as Magi from the East recognized Him as the ‘King of Kings.’ The TRUTH was revealed in an unexpected way. The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew recounts:
“… behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the Child was. And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And entering into the house, they found the Child with Mary His Mother, and falling down they adored Him. And opening their treasures, they offered Him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” (Matt. 2:9-11)
Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us: •
so let us celebrate the feast,
not with the old leaven of corruption and wickedness: •
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
OUR Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Yours is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Lord please shine light in our land.
Help us to go forth in the days ahead.
Place a hedge of protection around Your faithful.
In Jesus name we come before You to ask Your favor on us, knowing we deserve none of it, but thank you for the sacrifice You gave on our behalf.
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