Experiencing the Season of Light

At Christmas, the shepherds were invited and led to come and behold God in the body of the infant; our Lord Jesus Christ. At Epiphany, the wise men were given the same invitation; to come and experience the Word made flesh. When both the shepherds and wise men encountered our Lord Jesus Christ, they would leave forever changed and proclaiming with joy what they had experienced. We are no different that the shepherds and wise men. We are invited and led to come and behold Christ every time we worship Him and receive from Him in the liturgy. Tonight we celebrate the Light Who came into our darkness to reveal Himself to us and place His light within us. The shepherds and wise men came to behold Christ with great anticipation and longing. They were granted what their hearts had grown to desire. Will we come to Him with the same anticipation and longing? If we do, our lives will become a daily Epiphany as we receive light and become it.