The Journey to an Epiphany – January 4, 2024

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