Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12) 01/06/2013

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Happy New Year! The New Year always brings an opportunity that I look forward to each year, an opportunity to find some new and interesting calendar to guide the days and months ahead. And as we take down last year’s calendars and replace them with new ones, we too have been given an opportunity to renew our lives and begin this New Year with a fresh start. The end of the year also invites us to spend some time in reflection, giving some thought to these past twelve months; where we have been, what we have seen, and how we might approach this coming year with new and enlightened understandings of our world. During this past year we have experienced many challenges: Hurricane Sandy, Sandy Hook School and the fiscal cliff…and that just covers the past three months. But we have also witnessed the joys of watching the world come together in London for the Summer Olympics and closer to home we have heard from our young Pilgrims and their trip to Belize and our community has visited our friends in Haiti and Cuba. Our experiences of this past year are memories now, but our reflections provide us with insights that help us to learn and grow into a new year of hope filled opportunities; opportunities that await us if we are willing to turn our faith in Christ into actions of love and service. Continue reading →