This opening of worship liturgy originally appeared in "Listening to the Prophets—Lent 4: A Scroll of Remembrance."
Responsive Reading from Isaiah 42
This is what God the Lord says—
he who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:
I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,
to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison, and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
Prayer
God of righteousness, who created the heavens, open our eyes that we may see your glory and refine us to be made more worthy of you. Help us to remember your covenant with us, your people. In your Holy Spirit we pray.
Amen.
—Marvin Hofman © 2003 ReformedWorship.org CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Revised Common Lectionary
Years A, B, C: Holy Week—Monday of Holy Week
Year A - Epiphany - Baptism of the Lord
