{"id":3489018,"date":"2026-08-31T15:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:51:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:51:12","slug":"lesson-plans-epiphany-5-b","status":"publish","type":"lesson_plans","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/es\/lesson-plans\/lesson-plans-epiphany-5-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Plans: Epiphany 5 (B)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sunday between February 4 and February 10<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3489018_02c146-7f\">Old Testament Lesson Plans: The Lord is Everlasting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: Isaiah 40:21-31<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reading for today offers a poetic reminder of the glory of God, and of God\u2019s constant presence and mercy. Even when life is challenging, God is already present with us, more powerful than we can imagine, and gathering us ever closer. We have as much need of this reminder as the people who first heard Isaiah\u2019s words. It rights our perspective and cheers us on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5a35ea49-f001-441c-8523-b9686b0ffe51\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Old_Testament_Younger_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Old_Testament_Younger_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5a35ea49-f001-441c-8523-b9686b0ffe51\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-fda8d202-f448-45b9-9022-6b8cbda500e0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Old_Testament_Older_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Older Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Old_Testament_Older_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-fda8d202-f448-45b9-9022-6b8cbda500e0\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3489018_66b8a6-86\">New Testament Lesson Plans: Prayer and Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: Mark 1:29-39<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rhythm is surfacing. Out to teach or to heal \u2013 then in to pray and listen. Jesus goes to Simon\u2019s house after the first teaching in the synagogue to find Simon\u2019s mother-in-law ill. He takes her by the hand and helps her up. Right back into the kitchen she goes to cook supper. By evening, the whole town was crowding around \u2013 many in need of healing, and most were healed. Jesus gets a little rest and then long before dawn goes inward \u2013 to a lonely place to pray. We see the balance in which he lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a7ef2bcf-e2cd-45af-88a0-7335ac4812dd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Younger_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Younger Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Younger_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a7ef2bcf-e2cd-45af-88a0-7335ac4812dd\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-741b7ac1-6501-4d47-94f0-b28ce4fd30ad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Older_Children.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Older Children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Older_Children.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-741b7ac1-6501-4d47-94f0-b28ce4fd30ad\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0902da74-a411-4ad8-b1cd-05e03b8bc569\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Adult.pdf\">Lesson Plan for Adults<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year_B_Fifth_Sunday_After_The_Epiphany_Adult.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0902da74-a411-4ad8-b1cd-05e03b8bc569\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday between February 4 and February 10 Old Testament Lesson Plans: The Lord is Everlasting Scripture: Isaiah 40:21-31 The reading for today offers a poetic reminder of the glory of God, and of God\u2019s constant presence and mercy. 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