Happy Epiphany! Are your Wise Men finally inched next to the Baby Jesus in your Nativity scene? Am I the only person who has my Nativity scene and Christmas tree still out? Aaron … you with me?

It’s fun to remember why we celebrate Epiphany. It’s the day little baby Jesus was discovered. It’s the day we think about the Magi searching to see if King Herod’s rumor was true. Was a king born? In Bethlehem? As a little baby? It seemed so unlikely and counter-intuitive. Ah, one of the many mysteries that keep me on my toes.

And the reason I get to keep my Christmas decorations up for so long! Ah, the liturgical calendar provides so much.

Can you imagine humble Mother Mary and simple Carpenter Joseph getting all fussed over with gifts from Zoroastrian Priests? Maybe Jesus and his family felt this way when the Magi arrived:

Epiphany LOL Cat!