Almighty God, who by the hand of Moses thy servant didst lead thy people out of slavery, and didst make them free at last: Grant that thy Church, following the example of thy prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the name of thy love, and may strive to secure for all thy children the blessed liberty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we recommit to being guided by Dr. King’s light.

We must continue his march forward to a more perfect union. pic.twitter.com/vTIEzniQi3

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 20, 2025

Gracious Father, fill us with that spirit of courage which gave your martyr Sebastian strength to offer his life in faithful witness. Help us to learn from him to cherish your law and to obey you rather than men. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen (slightly edited; KSH).

3/3 St Sebastian by Ninian Comper, 1912 at Langham, Rutland. Today’s the feast of St Sebastian. pic.twitter.com/9wQqofyPVr

— Simon Knott (@SimoninSuffolk) January 20, 2025

O Thou, in whom we live and move and have our being: We offer and present unto thee ourselves, all that we are and have, our thoughts and our desires, our words and our deeds, to be a living and continual sacrifice.  We are not our own; therefore we would glorify thee in our bodies and our spirits, which are thine; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

"Wen Gott lieb hat, den lässt er fallen in dieses Land"
Gipfelkreuz der Kneifelspitze

Ich wünsche euch eine gute Woche! pic.twitter.com/Wq33YAmq5g

— Die Bergziege (@brauchtfreiheit) January 20, 2025

To thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
O my God, in thee I trust,
let me not be put to shame;
let not my enemies exult over me.
Yea, let none that wait for thee be put to shame;
let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

Make me to know thy ways, O Lord;
teach me thy paths.
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me,
for thou art the God of my salvation;
for thee I wait all the day long.

–Psalm 25:1-4

Guten Morgen mit einer kleinen Winterimpression aus Schaffhausen.#Schweiz pic.twitter.com/VBqnONfUFG

— Thomas Stiegler (@StieglerThomas) January 20, 2025