Baptism of Christ, 1st Sunday of Epiphany, Additional Collect (Redub)

God of life,

in baptism Jesus heard

straight from you,

about how you loved him

and knew him as your son.

Help us hear clearly how you love us too.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 6.0 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 16.27 years.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

Baptism of Christ Collection of 5 prayers is here.

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