Epiphany of a Flower

Today is Epiphany in our Church, the day we celebrate the three wise persons coming from far away to celebrate the birth of Jesus and give him gifts. In some parts of the world today is the celebration of Christmas. Christmas is the day Jesus the Christ was recognized by persons from afar. That first Christmas or Epiphany celebrates the fact that Jesus was the Messiah who came to show us the Way to God. Nowadays I wonder what Christmas means to most persons and if the gifts are not more important than the event we celebrate—God made human.

Today it was foggy, dark and dreary all day long. I just heard on the news about a 100-car pileup and crash on the Highway near Madison. The state trooper said there was hardly any visibility yet some drivers were going over 70 miles an hour crashing into the ones in front of them. Persons in cars and trucks were backed up for eight miles and had to wait over 7 hours for one side of the highway to open.

The wise men traveled slow following a bright star in the sky. The persons involved in the pileup traveled fast in the fog. When these car travelers finally get home they will have nothing to celebrate whereas the wise men had much to celebrate.

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