Epiphany of the Lord
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Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20 (UMH 859)
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1: 1-18
Initial thoughts.
I have always loved the beginning of Isaiah 61 - Arise, Shine for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. The first chapter of John continues this theme. One of my favorite theological books is "Lighten Our Darkness" by Douglas John Hall. However, I am concerned about the implications of seeing light as the good and darkness as the bad.
What does it mean when we cast 'darkness' in the role of being absented from God? How does that connect with a world that has elevated people based on the color of their skin? What other images, that are not as voluble, might work?
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