01.08.2023 | Epiphany Sunday

We have a series of plates that represents the 12 Days of Christmas.  This past Friday was the 12th Day of Christmas or Epiphany.  We celebrate Epiphany Sunday right after the true Epiphany. The day the Wise men from the East arrive to bring gifts to the true King.  The Messiah has come.

I'm sure it was difficult to imagine this baby boy as the Messiah.  Certainly not the Messiah they were looking for. Born in the humblest of manners to simple people of incredible faith. That's what happens.  We get the Messiah we need not the Messiah we want.  

It is not unlike my prayers.  I get the answers I need not necessarily the answers I want.  Sometimes I get angry about that.  I've screamed why so many times through tears.  I still don't know the answer to some of those questions, yet oftentimes I become aware of the why later.  It makes sense in the fullness of time.  It will all make sense in the fullness of time.  I continue to pray.  I sometimes question why?  I oftentimes lack faith.  Hope is not always abundant.  Love isn't always easy.  I continue to believe.  I cling to faith.  I nurture hope and try so hard to love.  

On this Epiphany Sunday. My wish for us all is a life filled with faith, hope and love.  The answers we need not the answers we want.  I'm thankful the Messiah has come and dwelt among us.  Amen.