Eternal Father,
who at the baptism of Jesus
revealed him to be your Son,
anointing him with the Holy Spirit:
grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit,
that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genesis 1.1\u20135<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2<\/sup>the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. 3<\/sup>Then God said, \u2018Let there be light\u2019; and there was light. 4<\/sup>And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5<\/sup>God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark 1.4\u201311<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4<\/sup>John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5<\/sup>And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6<\/sup>Now John was clothed with camel\u2019s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7<\/sup>He proclaimed, \u2018The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8<\/sup>I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9<\/sup> In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10<\/sup>And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11<\/sup>And a voice came from heaven, \u2018You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at almanac.oremus.org\/2021-01-10<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 10th January – The Baptism of Christ Collect Eternal Father,who at the baptism of Jesusrevealed him to be your Son,anointing him with the Holy Spirit:grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit,that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children;through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who is … <\/p>\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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