“Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said.

This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”

The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said,“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming!

“What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!” 

and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove.

Lord God my Father,

Give me warning of danger I face and protect me, give me courage to do what you ask of me. Make me bold in my faith so I may present you well.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen.