The Epiphany of Our Lord

title: Gather
date: July 19, 2008
location: Sydney, Australia
Photo Taken by: Angela Rubang

From Today's First Reading:
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come,
the glory of the Lord shines upon you.
See, darkness covers the earth,
and thick clouds cover the peoples;
but upon you the LORD shines,
and over you appears his glory.
Nations shall walk by your light,
and kings by your shining radiance.
Raise your eyes and look about;
they all gather and come to you:
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters in the arms of their nurses.

commentary:
I remember walking up this hill on our pilgrimage walk to Randwick racecourse, and the song "gather us in" was running through my head. The rich and the haughty, lost and forsaken, the proud and the strong, the meek and the lowly. That was the emotion of that day. All - every nation, every tribe - were coming to meet Christ, and as we did also at WYD 2005... "We come to worship Him".

Just like in today's feast, the feast of the Epiphany... the Feast of the 3 Magi.

If we encounter Christ like the magi, humbly, and in worship, and our lives will change... Like the magi did, we just might find a new route HOME - living our lives "by another way".