Feast of The Epiphany of the Lord.

POINTING TO THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD

Dear friends,
Meeting someone for the first time or after a long time, conjures all sorts of emotions in us.
Do you remember the feelings and reactions after meeting a boyfriend or girlfriend, a never-seen sibling, a long lost family member, a primary school mate, a work colleague who appears as a stranger and reveal their identity?
Today in the readings, God reveals himself to the world. And this revelation triggered all sorts of reactions.
The prophet Isaiah in the 1st reading prophesies the unbelievable scenes when the glory of the Lord is reveal on his Holy city Jerusalem-
The nations come to your light
and kings to your dawning brightness.
all are assembling and coming towards you
Daughter being tenderly carried,
people grow radiant
everyone in Sheba will come,
bringing gold and incense
and singing the praise of the Lord
In his 2nd letter to those in Corinth St Paul reminds them what God's revelation means that pagans now share the same inheritance, that they are parts of the same body, and that the same promise has been made to them, in Jesus Christ, through the gospel.
In the Gospel God's revelation to the Magi – foreigners and pagans –triggered enquiry, adoration, respect, gift-giving. But triggered bewilderment from the scribes and Pharisees and violence violence from King Herod.
What is your reaction to Gods revelation to you?