Musings Along Lifes Way: Epiphany, in the celebration of new life

Dear Friends,
It is January 1st and a new year has begun. As I begin the new year I am finding myself simply grateful that we in the church have one another. We are walking a path that extends back to our founding in the 19th century (the exact year escapes me right now) and we look to the unknown path that reaches into our future. We walk together. With our fathers and mothers we walk, with our brothers and sisters we walk, with those whose names are now almost forgotten we walk. I am grateful that we have this community, this great cloud of witnesses (Hebrews) all about us. I am also grateful for the newness of each moment.

This morning the sun shines bright, the air is cool and the wind blows through the leaves. I am grateful for the ways that the world simply comes to us – life abounds. We continue in this season of Christmas and Epiphany, in the celebration of new life, the new life that is available to us in every moment of every day. Though I am wary of resolutions (it seems that almost as soon as one makes a resolution, it is unattainable), let us resolve to find and embrace the limitless newness in our lives, this newness that is known to us in the living Christ.

I look forward to seeing you in church this Sunday for the feast of Epiphany, the revelation of the new light of Jesus Christ to the whole world.
Blessings on Your New Year,
David