Second Sunday after Christmas Day
Watchword for the week — God has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ. Ephesians 1:9
Sunday, January 2 — Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:(1-9),10-18
See now that I, even I, am he; there is no god beside me. I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and no one can deliver from my hand. Deuteronomy 32:39
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. Romans 14:8
What have we to fear? Our lives are tethered to your heart, O Christ, our friend and redeemer. May we remain in the knowledge of your presence and your grace, so that all our living may be for you. Amen.