Today's Lectionary TextIsaiah 60:1-6Arise, shine; for your light has come, Lift up your eyes and look around; ![]() Today's DevotionalChristmas has come and gone. Today we celebrate the Epiphany of Our Lord. This day observes the arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem as they found the Christ Child and presented their gifts. Epiphany, then, marks the appearance or manifestation of God in Jesus to the gentiles (represented by the Magi). The prophet Isaiah foretells a time when God’s light and glory will shine upon all the nations. A time when those who live in darkness will see this light and come to accept and worship the God of Israel. A time when they will come from faraway places, bringing gifts of gold and incense. For us, the Magi represent the fulfillment of that prophesy. However, it’s not so much the gifts that the Magi brought that strikes me, but the image of the Light spreading across darkness. Jesus came to spread the light of God to the world – to shine that light into all the dark corners and nooks and crannies where evil, fear and doubt flourish. Just as Easter is the celebration of ultimate triumph over those things, Epiphany is the celebration of Jesus’ illumination of those things – of the offer of a way out of the darkness that sometimes seems intent upon engulfing our world. So, on this day of Epiphany 2022, let us do all that we can to keep the darkness at bay and spread the love and light of God around whatever small piece of our world over which we have any control. Shine the Light of God into the dark corners around you! --Rev. Robbie Fall
retired elder Hutchinson
Prayer for ReflectionHelp us to shine your light into the dark corners around us, O God. Give us the courage to proclaim Jesus to all the world. Amen. |
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