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January 5, 2024
The Twelfth Day of Christmas
The Journey to an Epiphany
We have talked so much about Epiphany in the last weeks it occurred to me to look the up the origin, to find the root meaning of the word. It comes from the Greek word epiphaneia, meaning “manifestation”. I even checked how to pronounce it correctly, so I pray that the enunciation is correct. We know why it was used with regard to The Birth of Jesus. But this is not the only time of year, month, or week, that the word can hold great significance for each of us. We can experience a manifestation every day, if we are open to it. Haven taken this walk with you, and holding a deeper reverence for the season of Advent and Epiphany, moving onward into the new year will be even more a journey worth taking, while embracing each manifestation along The Way. We have also talked about Spirit incarnate many times, and it comes to me to remember that we are, each one, from The Spirit of God, incarnate, for a while, destined to return fully to Spirit. If we can remember this, while waiting for revelation and manifestation, throughout our lifetime upon Earth, it will change everything we think, say, and do. We will ultimately realize the sublime, lifting the ordinary into the divine experience our lives are meant to be. The manifestation is not the end of the quest, it is the doorway to a new phase, a portion of our lifetime upon Earth when we use the wisdom of the manifestation, the pearls of wisdom from each revelation to gird us for every tomorrow as we walk into eternity, well equipped for that which comes our way.
On this twelfth day of Christmas, the reading I have chosen is from Matthew 2:14.
The Reading
January 5, 2024
“So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt.” Matthew 2:14
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When you hear the message, deliver it as given to you by The Holy Spirit, even when it makes no sense, does not fit in to the world created by man. For, as the word is passed from Heaven to Earth it is pure in its meaning, exactly as it should be. To tamper with the words, to arrange them in such a way to make them more acceptable to humanity could alter the message, rendering it less powerful, and sometimes even untrue with regard to its conceived purpose.
And The Holy Spirit says:
That which God calls you to do should be done exactly as preordained. Do not invest in the outcome. Focus on what you are called to do. In that way, what you were called to do shall remain unsullied by the thoughts, words, and deeds of human beings, and shall remain so, until it is time for the revelation, which might come in a day or in a millennium. Remember, do not focus on that which is to come. Focus on what you are destined to do and move on.
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January 4, 2024
The Eleventh Day of Christmas
The Journey to an Epiphany
A few days ago, I was wishing Advent and Epiphany could continue, with the lighting of the candles every night, in sweet stillness. Now, the opposite is true. Saturday will be the celebration of The Epiphany, and I am ready for it. This is a surprise, but a good one. There is a sense of urgency to move forward, to do that which I am called to do. It is a new feeling, and the experience is exciting. We have tomorrow and then The Epiphany. My heart is eager, ready to embrace the new. I do not recall this emotion in previous walks through Advent into Epiphany being so vital, so strong. Maybe it is because we were walking together, and you gave me a reason to make note of what was happening each day along The Way. For that, thank you. Perhaps you too have experienced this time of year in a more fruitful way, as well. The constant reminders of angels, and dreams, and visitations, visions, signs, and wonders have brought them so much closer that I almost want to sing out that they are still with us. We can use all Heaven sends to us to make our journey upon Earth richer, purer, and even more divine.
On this eleventh day of Christmas, the reading I have chosen is from Matthew 2:13.
The Reading
January 4, 2024
“ When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” Matthew 2:13
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There is a light within you that will not go out. It might seem as if it is flickering, and dimming, at times. But that is only because of obstacles, possibly placed long ago, unrecognizable because of other debris gathered around, and within, the corridors of your inner being. That light, ignited by My love for you, will not go out, nor its power diminish to such a degree that it ceases to exist. Some of you might know your light burns brightly. Others of you might know there is a bit of cleaning up to do, to make way for the flame. While many of you might know within is where you are to go to begin to clear The Way. No matter if the inner work requires much or little, the procedure is the same. Be still and begin to form the patterns of forgiveness. Once you have begun, continue. Forgive every incident, forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgiveness is the broom, the dustpan, and the mop. Forgiveness is all you need to clean it all up. Once the past lives, within the act of forgiveness, you are ready to continue, your light shining brightly, your past no longer the burden, but a book of wisdom to show The Way.
And The Holy Spirit says:
There will come a day when believing becomes knowing.
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January 3, 2024
The Tenth Day of Christmas
The Journey to an Epiphany
Yesterday I was wanting to hold onto our journey through Advent into Epiphany. This morning, in prayer, the message I received was not to cling to the past but be willing to embrace the new. It reminded me of the story of the old wineskin and the new wine. So, today, my mind has been changed, knowing we are to bring the lessons learned in the past with us, into the present, compiled as our individual books of wisdom, from which to grow. Every day we receive wisdom from The Holy Spirit, within. We receive messages in dreams, and visions. The Teacher is within each of us, but most often ignored for the current ways of the world. How many times do we read in the accounts of the events, leading up to the birth, the birth, and beyond, that The Heavenly Dimension has intervened? These dreams, visions, visitations, signs, and wonders are with us today. They did not stop, leaving us wandering alone in the world. A Divine Compass is within us to guide us so we too might know The Way. Rather than clinging to our Advent and Epiphany practice, it is now my intention to learn from the lessons we experienced together, to bring them forward into my everyday world, and let them be the wisdom which guides me. What about you?
On this tenth day of Christmas, the reading I have chosen is from Matthew 2:12.
The Reading
January 2, 2024
“And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.” Matthew 2:12
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Resistance to change will only tire you, perhaps bring you into the energies of anger, retaliation, or dejection, thinking you are not up to the task. I AM speaking to you, and My love is flowing to you unabated, as always. None of you can escape the flow of My love unless you make the choice to do so, blocking it with barricades of fear and doubt. If you will embrace the flow of My love, it will be a buoy in the storm, it will lift you up, so you can move with the change, touching it with your unique being, making it your own resurrection into the new. Do not fear, as I AM with you. Release the old to embrace the new that has come to you.
And The Holy Spirit says:
When The Way is within you, you cannot be lost.
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January 2, 2024
The Nineth Day of Christmas
The Journey to an Epiphany
I do not know about you, but now, as we approach the twelfth day of Christmas, and the celebration of The Epiphany, on January 6, I want to hold onto the Advent and Epiphany feelings we have created and experienced, together. The Advent wreath, which began with a solitary candle lit, is now glowing with all five candles, shimmering in the darkness of a winter’s evening. The flames, warm my heart, and open me in a way so to hear that which I need to hear, and see that which I need to see. The Advent and Epiphany practice has become a friend, a place of refuge, a still, quiet chamber wherein I feel The Presence of God. It might have been the same for the shepherds and the Magi, as they arrived, some bearing gifts, which they set before The Child in humble recognition of God amongst us.
On this nineth day of Christmas, the reading I have chosen is from Matthew 2:11.
The Reading
January 2, 2024
“On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11