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Epiphanies in Our Lives

January 6, 2008 |

NASA Star

Our pastor made a great point in his homily this morning - we all have epiphanies in our lives - just like the three magi, the shepherds, and the others we read about in the gospels.

What are the epiphanies in our lives?  They occur all the time - a point where something is revealed - something makes sense.  Sometimes, all it requires is for us to just open our eyes to the world around us - our wife, our children, our colleagues, our fellow parishioners, our parents, our friends.  Sometimes, all we need to do is just get outside of our own shells and see the world through the eyes of someone else.

Epiphanies happen when we become selfless, giving, generous - Christlike.

I have had a quite a week - a life-changing week - a week full of epiphanies.  God has revealed himself to me in so many new ways this week - in fact, this whole Christmas season.

The question is - do I join the Magi in letting these epiphanies determine where I go from here - or do I let the spirit and the fire of the past few weeks burn away and return to my former way-of-life.

Check back with me in a few months and I’ll let you know.

In the meantime, let us keep following that star - that star of wonder - that star that will lead us to our savior and our redemption.

Photo: NASA (1997)


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