Epiphany

God chooses to manifest Himself as He sees fit. We recognize during Christmas that the eternal plan of salvation has been made manifest in the person of Christ. There is no other name in heaven or on earth or under the earth by which we are saved except through Jesus Christ. He comes in the flesh and one day He will come as our judge. However, we also recognize that He comes to us whenever we allow Him to through grace. When we open up our hearts to the grace of Jesus Christ we truly experience a peace and joy that only He can give.

Christ desires ardently to communicate His grace to us at all times. We see this in His establishment of His Catholic Church and the Sacraments available to us therin. We must re-dedicate ourselves to a disciplined, well ordered life of prayer as we begin a new year. This will help to more effectively dispose ourselves for the reception of the grace of Jesus Christ.

God has made Himself know to us. How much we allow ourselves to know Him is up to us.

Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching