This coming Sunday is Epiphany Sunday. It’s the day we remember the visit of the Magi (or Wise Men) bringing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Since the Magi were from a foreign land, the celebration of Epiphany is also an affirmation that God sent Jesus not just to the people of Israel, but to people everywhere. Even to you and me. The word Epiphany means, in church speak, a manifestation of the divine. In that sense, Epiphany is a celebration of God made manifest not just some 2,000 years ago, but even today….even to us!

This may lead us to ask some questions of ourselves. Questions like: What are the signs of the sacred among us? Where do we see God's presence? How does the coming of the Christ child change our lives?

Here is an Epiphany prayer I found in my devotion time. I don't know the source, but I invite you to pray it in the Spirit of Epiphany wonder:


Epiphanies, the making manifest, the showing forth,
the coming together of end and beginning – thanks be to you, O God,
for all that you do for us and to us.
Be with us in this season and let us comprehend the birth of your Son.
Let us change our lives because of it – and grow in us now. Amen.