[Sundaycommunity] A Reflection for Sunday January 5: Epiphany

[Greg Gillis]

Thank you Maryanne and Roberto for such a beautiful heartfelt and deep
reflection on the Epiphany and the Kingdom of Peace, Justice, and
Nonviolence that Jesus invited us to participate in and belong!

Peace to All
Greg


On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM Arthur Blomme via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Thanks for your reflection
> On 1/02/25 3:38 p.m., Penny Dunbar via Sundaycommunity wrote:
>
> Thanks for sharing. Lovely.
>
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> On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., Maryanne Stone-Jimenez via
> Sundaycommunity
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> <sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
> Dear Sunday Community Friends,
>
> There is no zoom liturgy on Sunday, January 5, and no People Progress.
> However, we thought we would share a short reflection/poem with you.
>
> "Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday
> epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we
> experience life and the world.” John Milton (1608-1674)
>
>
> We speak of having an epiphany, signifying a moment of sudden revelation
> or insight - an “Eureka moment”. In Christian theology, epiphany emphasizes
> the inclusivity of the Christ message extending to all of humanity.
>
>
> The following poem is by Rafael Jesús González:
>
>
> *Manifestation *
>
> *We were surprised by the place*
> *to which the star brought us*
> *so little worthy of a king’s birth,*
> *but our calculations left no doubt —*
> *a stable redolent of hay and dung*
> *inhabited by an ox and a donkey,*
> *occasioned by lambs and kids.*
> *The child, like all newborns*
> *had nothing to distinguish him.*
> *The little woman, like all good mothers*
> *sweet and tender, the man no longer young*
> *showed tenderness and solicitude;*
> *they were even more surprised and perplexed*
> *by our visit than we for being there.*
> *We left the gifts we had brought from so far:*
> *the little gold coffer chased*
> *with lions and suns, the ivory box filled*
> *with incense, the ebony urn filled with myrrh,*
> *and we left in silence.*
> *Finally the youngest of us murmured,*
> *        “Perhaps he brings revolution.”*
> *The other two kept in silence*
> *the hope his saying awoke.*
>
> ……………………………………………………………………
>
> What is the “Revolution” and “hope” promised on Epiphany Day? (by Mathew
> Fox)
>
> A revolution and kingdom of justice that flows like water and peace that
> no one can take from us, [where] compassion rules and manliness is defined,
> for men and women alike, as integrity and virtue. From such a place, hope
> follows.
>
>
> A blessed wish for continued epiphanies in 2025
>
> Maryanne & Roberto
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