epiphany
Off by nine miles: Isaiah 60:1-7; Matthew 2:1-12
Herod tells the Eastern intellectuals the truth, and the rest is history.
Sunday, February 18 (Genesis 45:3-11,15; Luke 6:27-38)
Keeping score and getting even—that’s what enemies do.
A word and a calling: 1 Sam. 3:1-20; John 1:43-51
Reading the call of Samuel, one wonders why the lectionary confronts us with such a dread epiphany.