The Baptism of our Lord
“The Lord has chosen His Son.” Isaiah 42:1-9
The Lord’s Chosen Servant
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Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
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He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
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a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
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He will not grow faint or be discouraged
till he has established justice in the earth;
and the coastlands wait for his law.
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Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
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“I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you as a covenant for the people,
a light for the nations,
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to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.
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I am the Lord; that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to carved idols.
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Behold, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
I tell you of them.”
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Father in heaven, at the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River You proclaimed Him Your beloved Son and anointed Him with the Holy Spirit. Make all who are baptized in His name faithful in their calling as Your children and inheritors with Him of everlasting life; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen