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The Light Within All Life
Matthew 2:1-12
Epiphany of the Lord - Year C
January 06, 2013
The Rev. Dr. John Philip Newell (other)Today in many parts of the Christian household we celebrate the Feast of Epiphany and we hear this passage from Matthew's Gospel--the story of wise men from the East searching out and finding the Christ Child. The word 'epiphany' simply means 'showing' or 'shining forth.' Divine light shines forth from this Child. But it should not so much be understood as the appearance of God as the transparence of God. The divine light that shines in the Child is not a foreign light to the earth. It is the Light at the heart of all life. It is the Light from which all things come. If somehow this Light were extracted from the universe, everything would cease to exist. So this is a story about the Light at the heart of everything, the Light at the heart of you, the Light at the heart of me.
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What Are You Looking For?
John 1:29-42
2nd Sunday after Epiphany - Year A
January 20, 2008
The Rev. Dr. Catherine Taylor (PCUSA)One Saturday while driving on a busy city highway, my daughter and I saw an unusual bird. It was some sort of falcon, with sharp, black eyes and that unmistakable meat-eating beak. Caught at a stop light, like good bird watchers, we started calling out what we saw. "Cheek spots! Speckled breast! Brown sides!" Then the light changed.
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