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Happy New Year! The Epiphany light not only directs us to the
birth of Jesus, the coming of the Messiah for the whole world, the
child that would be King - King of kings and Lord of lords but the
Epiphany light also symbolizes for us three aspects of the Christian
life: thanksgiving, challenge or instruction, and hope. It
is in the Epiphany light that we find our sense of direction for the
coming year. First, thanksgiving! The coming of the
wise men who were Gentiles, previously not accepted as God's chosen
people, symbolizes for us that Jesus has come The Epiphany light also directs us to the symbolism of the wise men's precious gifts to the Christ-child. The Epiphany story instructs us and challenges us to bring our most precious gifts of time, talent, and money to the feet of Jesus. We are often reminded by the offertory prayer offered in may of our Eucharistic Services that "All things come from Thee, oh, Lord, and of Thine own have we given Thee." Everything that we have is a gift from God but we are instructed to offer our best efforts and gifts to the glory of God and for his Kingdom and his Church. The Epiphany light directs us for the coming year to strategically analyze and plan the offering of our time, talent, and financial gifts to God. Thirdly, the Epiphany light directs us to the hope found in the light of the World - Jesus Christ. The Light of Christ can illumine all darkness in the dark and shadowy places of humanity and in our lives. The Epiphany light reminds us of the hope we can find in Christ through the many difficulties, challenges, and concerns that we may have in the coming year. We are called to be people of hope as a witness to the light in us. The Epiphany light directs us to the divine resolutions of a new year: To have thankful hearts, to plan for the giving of our best gifts of God, and to be "a people of hope" in ourselves and in the lives of others. No other New Year resolutions could be greater than these in the Christian life.
“The best is yet to come.” |