Epiphany

The term has come to mean the dawning of a new light...when we see in a way that changes our lives.

Heather King writes that Christianity has at its center joy, but joy is born of brokenness, limitation, tension, paradox. The shepherds, who have never left their pasture; the wise men, who have traveled from afar.

To behold light means to see that paradox and not be scandalized. It means to know we are both seekers and the one found. It means being both afraid and unafraid.

The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom should I fear? we sing in psalm 27:1. We realize our courage only after we have tasted brokenness and bitterness. Light means more when we have known darkness. It is all part of our journey.

Accept the paradox called life. Then you may truly have a Happy Epiphany!