CALL TO WORSHIP
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength; ascribe to the Lord the glory of his Name.
We will worship in holy splendor.
The Lord is enthroned as King forever; may he give strength to his people!
May God bless his people with peace!
Eternal One, at his baptism in the River Jordan, you proclaimed Jesus your beloved Son, and anointed him with your Holy Spirit. Gathered in his Name, may we, who follow in his footsteps, know the blessing of your Spirit, learn of your promises, and embrace him as our Lord and Savior, for we pray in his Name. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
O God our Creator, we thank you that you have made all things, and that you created us from the dust of the earth.
Lord Jesus Christ, Word-made-flesh, you became one of us that we might know God in his fullness.
Holy Spirit, you led Jesus into the wilderness, to be baptized by John.
Open the heavens this day, O Triune God, claim us as your own, and guide us to prayer and repentance that we might finally know the victorious life promised to all who are baptized in your Name.
COMMUNION PRAYER
You come to us at font and table, Lord, binding us into a family and inviting us to a feast. You are our beginning, you are the path we follow, and you are our end. As your Spirit descended on Jesus at his baptism, so may that same Spirit settle on these gifts of bread and wine, that in them, we might know his presence within us. Unite us in worship, unite us in ministry to one another, and send us forth into the world to serve others in the Name in which this prayer is offered. Amen.
You come to us at font and table, Lord, binding us into a family and inviting us to a feast. You are our beginning, you are the path we follow, and you are our end. As your Spirit descended on Jesus at his baptism, so may that same Spirit settle on these gifts of bread and wine, that in them, we might know his presence within us. Unite us in worship, unite us in ministry to one another, and send us forth into the world to serve others in the Name in which this prayer is offered. Amen.
