Epiphany Day, January 6, found Pastor JoAnn Post on her tiptoes, etching an Epiphany greeting on the wall above the font:

20 + C + M + B + 22. In keeping with an ancient custom to inscribe a welcome for guests and strangers above the home’s entrance, as she wrote, she read:

The magi of old known as Caspar (C) , Melchior (M), and Balthasar (B) followed the star of God’s Son who came to dwell among us two thousand (20) and twenty-three (23) years ago. Christ, bless this house, and remain with us throughout the year.

But Epiphany is more than a day; it is also a season. During the Season of Epiphany, we read scripture texts of Jesus being revealed to the world. Part of what is revealed is the fact that all people, regardless of age or any other defining factor, are welcome in our assembly and can be baptized. The texts for the season identify Jesus as “Lamb of God.” They urge agreement in Christian community. They urge repentance for sins individual and corporate. They remind us of Jesus’ identity and ours.

The Season of Epiphany ends on February 19, with a bookend. On the first Sunday after Epiphany Jesus was named “Son, Beloved” in his baptism. On the last Sunday, Transfiguration Sunday, the voice speaks again.

Please join us, as much is revealed: about Jesus, about us, about the life of faith.