Scriptures:
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72: 1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
Theme: Another Road
Hymns: #160 "Hark the Herald Angels Sing-- Jesus the Light of the World,"
#163 "Many are the Lightbeams," #164 "Arise Your Light Is Come"
The scriptures chosen for Sunday are actually those appointed for the day of Epiphany, January 6th, which is the 12th day of Christmas, and the day on which we celebrate the journey of the magi, their adoration of Jesus, and their departure by another road. The date and the length of the celebration of Christmas was designed to bridge the calendar: six days at the end of one year and six days at the beginning of the new year. The story of the magi is told each year as a cautionary tale, reminding us that a new year is for turning to new roads. It is a call to repentance, and an invitation to transformation.
What well-traveled roadways must be abandoned, and where is the alternate route into the new year?
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