Today’s Lectionary Readings: Psalm 119:1-56; Isaiah 60:1-7; John 4:46-54; Revelation 21:22-27
Last Sunday was observed the event in the Christian calendar year known as Epiphany. Epiphany is the time when we recall the magi/wise men’s experience of the star heralding the Christ child’s birth and their subsequent decision to follow the star to see this Christ child. Over the years the word epiphany is one of those words of our faith that has grown in its use beyond the bounds of our religious tradition and entered the vernacular of our society as a whole. These days lots of folks use the word epiphany to simply mean a moment in their life when something becomes clear to them. Because of its popular use in this manner, many of us think about epiphany as if it means simply having an insight. Today’s reading from Isaiah invites us to think about the word in a different way. In the reading, the book of Isaiah told the people of Jerusalem: “… God rises on you, [God’s] sunrise glory breaks over you. Nations will come to your light, kings to your sunburst brightness” (Isaiah 60:2b-3 from The Message). This passage invites us to think about God’s work with and among us as transforming us into agents of God’s light. In essence, we can become the stars that point folks toward the loving, gracious, and merciful God we know so well. Today I give thanks for all the ways you have already served as the embodiment of God’s light for those around you. My continued prayer is that each of us (myself included) will grow in our ability to reflect the radiance of God’s light to all of those on their journeys around us. Til next time…
Last Sunday was observed the event in the Christian calendar year known as Epiphany. Epiphany is the time when we recall the magi/wise men’s experience of the star heralding the Christ child’s birth and their subsequent decision to follow the star to see this Christ child. Over the years the word epiphany is one of those words of our faith that has grown in its use beyond the bounds of our religious tradition and entered the vernacular of our society as a whole. These days lots of folks use the word epiphany to simply mean a moment in their life when something becomes clear to them. Because of its popular use in this manner, many of us think about epiphany as if it means simply having an insight. Today’s reading from Isaiah invites us to think about the word in a different way. In the reading, the book of Isaiah told the people of Jerusalem: “… God rises on you, [God’s] sunrise glory breaks over you. Nations will come to your light, kings to your sunburst brightness” (Isaiah 60:2b-3 from The Message). This passage invites us to think about God’s work with and among us as transforming us into agents of God’s light. In essence, we can become the stars that point folks toward the loving, gracious, and merciful God we know so well. Today I give thanks for all the ways you have already served as the embodiment of God’s light for those around you. My continued prayer is that each of us (myself included) will grow in our ability to reflect the radiance of God’s light to all of those on their journeys around us. Til next time…
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