Opening:

O Lord, open our lips and our mouths will declare your praise.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end,

Amen.

Isaiah 2:1-5 (NIV)

1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

2 In the last days the mountain of the LORD’S temple will be established

as the highest of the mountains;

it will be exalted above the hills,

and all nations will stream to it.

3 Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,

to the temple of the God of Jacob.

He will teach us his ways,

so that we may walk in his paths.”

The law will go out from Zion,

the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

4 He will judge between the nations

and will settle disputes for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will not take up sword against nation,

nor will they train for war anymore.

5 Come, descendants of Jacob,

let us walk in the light of the LORD.

(Isaiah 2:1-5)

Song:

O Come, O Come Emmanuel | Paul Zach & Keiko Ying

Prayer:

Sunrise marks the hour for us to begin our toil,

but in our souls, Lord, prepare a dwelling for the

day that will never end. Grant that we may come

to know the risen life and that nothing may

distract us from the delights you offer. Through our

unremitting zeal for you, Lord, set upon us the

sign of your day that is not measured by the sun.

––Ephrem the Syrian (ca. 306–373 CE)