Is it Merry Epiphany or Happy Epiphany? I don’t know. I didn't grow up around the celebration on January 6th. Interesting thing the Christian holiday of Ephiphany. Whereas other Christian holidays–Christmas, Good Friday, Easter–are fairly standard in the event which they commemorate, there are two distinct events which are the object of celebration for Epiphany. To Western Christians, Epiphany is the celebration of the announcement of Christ's birth to the Magi and their arrival. Eastern Christians celebrate the baptism of Jesus. Both traditions, however, are celebrating the fact that God did not leave us to guess about the significance of the baby born in Bethlehem. In both the cases we see God proclaiming to creation just who this baby Jesus was. Neither of these were merely "Aha-moments." They were truly revelations--epiphanies. A divine in-breaking. An Eruptive Irruption. For the next few days we are going to read and discuss key Bible passages together as a family. Read along and share the insight your family has from these passages.
Tonight: Isaiah 60:1-22
Tomorrow: Psalm 72 and Matthew 2.1-9
Saturday: John 1:19-31
Sunday: Matthew 3:13-17 and Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7
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