Words of Light and Hope from Helena Crockford LLM
Words of Light and Hope – Epiphany 5 th January 2025
Helena Crockford LLM
An epiphany is ‘a moment of sudden and great revelation or realisation’. In the Christian calendar Epiphany on Jan 6 th we remember the Magi following the star far from their own homes to find and pay homage to the infant Jesus. How can we find hope for the journey into this New Year in a daunting and uncertain world?
By Faith, a Christmas reflection — Bronwyn Angela White, New Zealand
By faith, wise ones followed the path of a new star to a strange land, to an undistinguished stable. This faith might sometimes lead us down unpaved tracks, with people we don’t recognise, to destinations we didn’t plan. Faith is the opposite of belief: a bright-side-up coin whose shadow-side is hope. Faith is relationship and way of life: caring for orphans and widows, casting out demons of self-doubt and despair, and occasionally raising the dead. This is our faith: Living as if we matter. Living with uncertainty yet acting with confidence, walking the star-led spiral to the heart of everything: God in us, now – and here. Blessing of the Stars – Gerardo Oberman, Argentina
May the moon that illuminated the night of the shepherds of Bethlehem, embrace your fears and your struggles, renew your yearnings for a good life and your hope in the arrival of peace. May the star that guided those who migrated from distant lands guide your searches and lead you always to entrust with the God revealed in fragility. And may the sun of divine justice shine forth, announcing the new day, the time of solidarity, the moment of transformation, the promised hour of fulfilment.
(from https://worshipwords.co.uk)
Wishing you a Happy and Blessed New Year!
