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I’m currently writing an Epiphany Sermon, but nothing’s coming to me…
(Yes, I know where my coat is)
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16, ESV) (Listen)
Aber mit der Heimat
geht man immer herum,
durch die Welt, dort und dort
Peter Handke
No one could describe
the Word of the Father;
but when He took flesh from you, O Theotokos,
He consented to be described,
and restored the fallen image to its former beauty.
We confess and proclaim our salvation in word and image.
Kontakion of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
January 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
One of the strongest insights into the Epiphany’s meaning was a comment I read (I think it was in a commentary on Matthew) that the what the Magi found in Bethlehem made irrelevant their occupation as astrologers. Rather if they fully grasped God’s revelation, they would realize that the universe worked on different set of principles then those with which they had operated on during the journey to Bethlehem.
(My own observation) In a more general sense Epiphany will either eclipse or obsolete any preconceptions or incorrect priorities that they or we might have by the “shining forth” of this revelation.
Pax et Bonum!
Steve Goodman
January 4th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I”m looking at how God communicated with them - through a star and then through a dream. Although God does occasionally but doesn’t usually use these methods to comunicate with us today, it show how he meets people where they are in order to bring them to Him.
I’m also linking their guidance with their intent to worship.
Andrew
January 4th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Genius observation!
January 4th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Andrew Dunlop!!! Blimey, the Wycliffe alumni are coming out of the woodwork.
Thanks for your comments Andrew.