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Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord
Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed
him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that
all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made,
and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy
Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Epiphany One
pastels on paper
The River Jordan and the Light of Christ flow out from a common source.
That source is God. The water boldly flows as the light continues to shine
and is not extinguished by the water. So too, does Christ's love flow
in each of us calling us boldly into the world.