Awake My Soul by Mike Moyers

Kindred in Christ,

As Christmas fades, the church invites us into a new season called Epiphany.

Epiphany is not about having a sudden “aha” moment or getting everything right. It is about being drawn in. It is the season when light appears in unexpected places, and we begin to notice that God is calling us deeper still.

This Sunday, we begin Epiphany with the story of the magi (Matthew 2:1-12). These travelers were outsiders, seekers, and, frankly, a little strange to the Hebrew people in Matthew’s Gospel, with different customs, beliefs, and ways of reading the world. They did not have certainty, but they followed the light anyway. Their journey reminds us that faith is less about correct answers and more about being open to transformation.

We also begin a new sermon series, Moments of Epiphany. Throughout the season, we will explore stories where God’s presence becomes visible in surprising ways. Not moments of explanation, but moments of disruption, invitation, and change.

Epiphany asks us to pay attention. To notice where light is breaking through. To listen to voices from the margins. And to consider how encountering Christ might send us home another way.

I hope you will join us as we follow the light together.

Alongside you,

Pastor Paul Ortiz