Pastor’s Point to Ponder

We use the word Epiphany in the vernacular to connote realizing something that we had once not understood, or seeing or perceiving something in a new way. Perhaps this Epiphany offers us the opportunity to see our lives in a new way, to give us the courage or resolve to change things we do not like about ourselves and to strive in a new way, to become the sort of persons we know God wants us to be. The new year often is full of resolutions. Perhaps that’s our problem. Let’s start with improving one thing about our life at a time. Such little steps often give us greater success than trying to change a lot of things all at once. We see in our Gospel that the wise men had to come a long way before they saw the Christ Child in all his awesome splendor. Such an example teaches us that we cannot get from point A to point B quickly and without effort and resolve. The example of the wise men teach us that anything worth doing requires patience and commitment. It also requires support along the way. Is there someone in your life that can support you in your resolution? Let them know of your commitment so that they can boost your resolve when you feel like giving up. The three wise men journeyed together because they were all too aware of the dangers of trying to make it to the Christ child on their own. Some points to ponder as we have Epiphanies of our own this 2008.