It Is Well with My Soul: The Sacred Roots Annual 2022-2023

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T he S eason after E piphany

WEEK 9 T hird S unday after the E piphany January 22 - 28, 2023

Epiphany commemorates the coming of the Magi, the wise men from the East who followed the star in search of the Christ child. This season emphasizes Christ’s mission to the Gentiles and his claim of salvation for the world. THIS WEEK’S THEME We Three Kings: “Star with Royal Beauty Bright”, Numbers 24.17 The Season after the Epiphany highlights the Magi’s journey to discover Yeshua, the Messiah. Truly, Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah-King proclaimed by the prophets as the star who would rise and come out of Jacob to be the glory of God’s people Israel and the light of the Gentiles. He is the Root and Descendant of David, the Bright Morning Star of beauty bright who will drive out the world’s darkness and oppression, and rule as King over God’s global kingdom.

D aily D evotional G uide P reparing O ur H earts Invocation: Our Prayer of Acclamation

Eternal God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for the gift of the star that led the Magi across plains, mountains, and terrain to the very place where the Bright Morning Star, the child Jesus, was with his mother. Their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh mirror the actual gifts of our lives to him – grant us the strength to seek, discover, and offer ourselves afresh to him who has conquered the darkness with his light. In his name we pray, amen.