Today, January 6, is Epiphany. When I led worship this was, in many ways, the highlight of the celebrations that close out the calendar year. The word is Greek and means “appear, become visible”. Originally it was a day to celebrate the baptism of Jesus because on that day God spoke from heaven and declared Jesus to be a special Son like no other. That has its own day still, but I liked to celebrate the visit of the Magi as is now common in liturgical circles.

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