Receiving the Gifts of Epiphany

“The story of Epiphany is not a conversion story… This is a story of different cultures and faith traditions honoring each other by offering the best of what they have to the other and accepting it with grace and humility. The story does not seek to deny or resolve any of the complexity of a multicultural, multifaith world.  To impose a false sense of security through certainty and dominance.  The visitors return to their land to continue as they were, and Jesus is left to grow up as he is … and yet what is different is a bond of respect, honor and love. The kind of bond that is the clarion call of beloved community and the death knell of Empires.” Sermon by Mike Kinman from worship at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12. Watch the sermon on YouTube. Read the text of the sermon. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.