Jesus Christ is the Savior of
all. The Solemnity of the Epiphany is a
moment to acknowledge and celebrate that God’s Plan of Salvation, the Mystery,
as St. Paul calls it, has been revealed in Christ and that it is intended for
all humanity. Those who have known God
through their history and those have yet to meet Him through the proclamation
of the Gospel are all in God’s Plan.
We who know Jesus have a
responsibility to live in accord with our Friendship with Him. We are called by the Gospel to make known
what has been revealed. This is not a
simple matter of telling the story in words.
Rather, it is putting the Gospel into practice so that our very lives
make Christ known. If we are true to our
calling, others will want to meet Christ because they will see in us a kind of
Joy that is different from every other human experience.
In all things but Faith, we are like
everyone else. Through Faith, all that
we are and all that we have is taken up into Christ. We become members of the Body of Christ, the
Church, and our witness invites others to join.
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh are the
gifts of the Magi to the Christ Child.
They represent all that we have to offer: material wealth, worship, and
sacrifice. When we give ourselves over
to Jesus and acknowledge Him as our Savior, we become something new. Glory is in us and there is a light shining
for the world.
As we enter into a new year, may our
life together be a beacon of hope for those we encounter. I invite you and your family to commit to
Jesus as Savior in a deeper way. Let Him
have your heart. Invite Him into your
home. Open your life to Him as you
continue your own pilgrimage on earth so that one day you may be one with Him
and all the members of His Body in Heaven.
May we who worship together at St. Timothy Church begin to form a new
Catholic culture that serves to bring others to Jesus.
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