Epiphany

From today's reading: The wise men set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they knelt down and paid him homage. Matthew 2:9-10

Today is the Epiphany. Yesterday was the last day of Christmas and in some cultures, today is the day when gifts are given to remember the wise men who brought gifts of gold, myrrh, and frankincense. This marks the first sign or manifestation of Jesus as Son of God to the Gentiles. The word epiphany means a sudden intuitive perception or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something. Today's epiphany is the realization that Jesus is destined to be the "King of the Jews." As we progress through the season of Epiphany, there will be many more revelations of who Jesus is and what he is destined to become.

If we look at epiphany is a divine manifestation, what are the epiphanies that have occurred in your life? How has God made himself known to you? What other revelations has God given to you? We have a God who has dared to become one of us and who delights to interact with us. Where are those times that God has interacted with you? These are the times some of us call our "Moment closest to Christ," - those moments when we know that God is active in our life.