Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Season of Epiphany

There are several things that catch my eye in the readings this week.

In the Old Testament what strikes me most is, "The lamp of God had not yet gone out". Our vision may grow dim from time to time. Our sense of the presence of God may be low. But somehow we know even at those times that God is present with us. We may not know God the way we should. We may not even know God at all. Just going to church does not ensure that we know God. And yet God keeps calling us.

In the Psalm there is a lovely line. "I come to the end. I am still with you." That says so much about our relationship with God. If I am restless at night still carrying the burdens of the day, I find myself most aware that God is indeed there.

Corinthians is such a reminder that we are accountable to God for everything in our lives. One of the lay people in our congregation said that she loved our church because it is "Not just a Sunday Church!" We need to have that sense of God present with us everywhere we go.

Finally there is the Gospel and that lovely invitation to come and see. That needs always to be our invitation to others. Isn't that the key to church growth?

Where is all this leading? Not sure at this point, but it will be about God's call and our relationship to God.

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