Here’s a prayer for the second Sunday after Epiphany (Year B). It is based on 1 Samuel 3 and John 1: 43-51, two of the suggested passages for that date. The prayer comes from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
Epiphany Prayer
(based on 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 11-20 and John 1:43-51)
Lord God, you call your people to tasks we would not ourselves choose. Give us the grace to love you enough to follow when you call. You know our weakness and have promised to give resources for that which you ask of us. We praise you for your generous care. Like Samuel, let us say "Here I am." God of surprising light, here we are.
We are surrounded, O God, with people who need to hear the story, people who need to meet the one from Nazareth, Jesus our Lord. Make our places of worship places of hospitality and welcome. Make our words and actions, words and actions of invitation. Like Philip, let us say, "Come and see." God of surprising light, here we are.
— from Lift Up Your Hearts: Worship and Spirituality Site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
