A Prayer for Epiphany
The Lord be with you
(All) and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
(All) We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
(All) It is right to give thanks and praise.
It is indeed right, it is our duty and our joy,
at all times to give you thanks and praise,
for today the grace of the Holy Spirit
in the form of a dove descended upon the waters.
Today the sun that never sets has risen
and the world is filled with splendor
by the light of the Lord.
Today the clouds drop down upon all people
the dew of righteousness from on high.
Today the Uncreated of his own will
accepts the laying on of hands from his own creature.
Today the waters of the Jordan
are transformed for healing by the coming of the Lord.
Today the blinding mist of the world is dispersed by the Epiphany of our God.
Today things above keep feast with things below,
and things below commune with things above.
Therefore, heavenly Father,
accept our sacrifice of praise,
and by the power of your life-giving Spirit
bring forth your new creation,
and grant that we,
with all who have been born anew
by water and the Spirit,
may be renewed in your image,
walk by the light of faith,
and serve you in newness of life.
Through your anointed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
we lift our voices of praise:
(All) Blessed be God, our strength and our salvation,
now and for ever. Amen.
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