Epiphany

Monday in Epiphany

Monday, January 17, 2028

FIRST READING

Isaiah 54:1-8

Verse 1. “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” Verse 2. “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep. Verse 3. For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities. Verse 4. Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. Verse 5. For your husband is your Maker — the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. Verse 6. For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God. Verse 7. “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. Verse 8. In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

PSALM

Psalm 145

Verse 1. A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Verse 2. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
Verse 3. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
Verse 4. One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
Verse 5. the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
Verse 6. They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
Verse 7. They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
Verse 8. The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
Verse 9. The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
Verse 10. All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
Verse 11. They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
Verse 12. to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
Verse 13. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
Verse 14. The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
Verse 15. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Verse 16. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Verse 17. The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
Verse 18. The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
Verse 19. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Verse 20. The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
Verse 21. My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.

SECOND READING

Romans 12:9-21

Verse 9. Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Verse 10. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. Verse 11. Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Verse 12. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. Verse 13. Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. Verse 14. Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. Verse 15. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Verse 16. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited. Verse 17. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. Verse 18. If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. Verse 19. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” Verse 20. On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Verse 21. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.