THEOLOGICAL CLUE

The birth story, with the visit of the magi, and the baptism of our Lord, at the beginning of the season, and the Transfiguration story, at the conclusion of Epiphany in many lectionaries, combine to enclose the other Sundays of Epiphany in a period of time when the manifestation/ministry of Jesus are celebrated in worship and preaching. Each Sunday, some aspect of Jesus' Epiphany in his teaching and/or his miraculous works/signs is put before the people of God to confirm the faith of those who believe that Jesus was really Lord at his birth and to inform them about the gospel and their lives as members of a Christian community. Epiphany is meant to be a time of discovery and learning more about Jesus Christ, the church, and the mission he has given it to perform in the w…