The First Sunday After the Epiphany

Epiphany is the season that follows Christmas. The word “epiphany” means to learn and understand. This short season is about learning who Christ is. This week we observe the boy Jesus coming to the temple. He asks questions of the people that gather to speak with Him. They are amazed by His wisdom and His answers. His first recorded words in Scripture are read, “Did you not know that I must be about my Father’s business?” Jesus is the Son of His Father in heaven. He has come not to do His own will, but to do the will of His Father. As Jesus arrives for His first Passover, we reflect on the last Passover that He will attend, where He will be the final Passover offering.