Isaiah 49:1-7; 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9; John 1:29-42 January 2020
Today is the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany. Epiphany is of course the day the Magi visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph. But epiphany has another meaning. The dictionary says it means “a moment of sudden revelation or insight.” When we suddenly see a solution to a problem or understand a mystery that has had us baffled, we have an epiphany. Picture the cartoon with a light bulb above the character's head. So in a way, today's gospel reading has its own epiphany story. We read of a different kind of star guiding followers to Jesus. John the Baptist helped guide his followers to Jesus when he says, “Look and follow.” We read, “'Look, here is the Lamb of God!' The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.” They had an epiphany, a sudden realization that they had found one worth following.
Today is the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany. Epiphany is of course the day the Magi visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph. But epiphany has another meaning. The dictionary says it means “a moment of sudden revelation or insight.” When we suddenly see a solution to a problem or understand a mystery that has had us baffled, we have an epiphany. Picture the cartoon with a light bulb above the character's head. So in a way, today's gospel reading has its own epiphany story. We read of a different kind of star guiding followers to Jesus. John the Baptist helped guide his followers to Jesus when he says, “Look and follow.” We read, “'Look, here is the Lamb of God!' The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.” They had an epiphany, a sudden realization that they had found one worth following.