Walking with Jesus on the Ephiphany of the Lord
For Sunday, January 4, 2026 Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. The word epiphany means revelation — the purpose of God’s appearance in the world. It is the manifestation — the showing forth — of Emmanuel , a Greek word meaning God is with us . It is a drawing of all nations together, represented by the Magi. There are only two fully developed infancy narratives in the Gospel: Matthew and Luke. Mark and John have no infancy narratives at all. Luke was Greek and Matthew was Jewish, filled with the history of the promise of the Messiah and God’s interaction through the Ages — starting with Abraham and leading through Moses’ sojourn in Egypt, leading God’s enslaved people to the Promised Land. So what was Matthew trying to tell us here? What were the meanings of his symbols? There are many traditions among the world’s cultures about Epiphany, which also is known as “Little Christmas.” Some churches offer a servic...