Wise Guys

Today is the Day of Epiphany - the annual celebration of the magi's visit to the infant Jesus bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. In the earliest days of the Church, Epiphany was a bigger deal than Christmas (I know, hard to imagine any return to that now, huh?). The word epiphany means manifestation, to make known. And today we remember and give thanks to God that Christ Jesus was made known to the Gentiles by the rising of that crazy star - and that the magi were paying attention and came to check it out. We celebrate that Jesus is the light of the WHOLE WORLD, and that he came for ALL PEOPLE.

Do you know anyone who could benefit from a reminder that Jesus is for him/her? Perhaps you are the one God would use to get their attention and share some grace.

ALSO - tomorrow, Wednesday the 7th, we are launching BLAST (Belonging, Learning and Serving Together). Come for dinner at 5:30pm, worship at 6:00pm (it will be very child friendly and interactive!) and activities at 6:30pm. The choir will rehearse at 6:30 and we'll also begin a Bible 101 class for anyone who has questions about what the Bible is, where it came from, and how exactly it is God's word for us. If you've ever felt intimidated in Bible study (or avoided one because you felt like you might not know enough to participate without feeling like a dork) then this is for you!

** I got this great art from the web page for Chinese artist He Qi (he's one of my favorite contemporary artists). Don't want to be illegal with the use of the art - it's just so cool!