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Dear Friends,

 

The Archbishop of Canterbury in his New Year’s message encouraged us to think about where our treasure is – is it in material possessions or in the people we love? Those close to us such as our children but also the people in the community around us and across the world? Where your treasure is, that is where your heart will be found and he encourages us to do what we can to help each other.

 

Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany – which means a ‘showing’ of God. One of the Jew’s greatest treasures are the Scriptures – they are an ‘epiphany’ of God – a demonstration of His love for us throughout history.

 

Today, though, we remember the epiphany to the Gentiles – not through the Scriptures but through nature – the wise men used the stars to guide them to Jesus.

But if you look carefully at what was written it says they saw the star ‘as it rose.’ It says nothing about the star guiding them. The star was nothing more than a sign that something eventful had happened, someone special had been born.

 

That was sufficient for them to set off on a journey that was neither simple nor easy. They encountered difficulties, doubts and dangers en route yet they persevered in their quest and were rewarded.

 

The current state of flux in the worlds’ economies may be considered to be a light in the sky for us – an opportunity to reconsider our priorities in life and start our journey to find Jesus and, in Him, our fulfilment.

 

 

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