Second Sunday after Epiphany-January19, 2025

Themes for the season and today: The word epiphany literally means “to shine upon”. The season reveals who Jesus is in both his humanity and in his divinity-and in today’s Gospel Jesus turns water to wine and we learn that impressive as that feat is, it is a sign pointing beyond itself!

Prayer of the Day
Lord God, source of every blessing, you showed forth your glory and led many to faith by the works of your Son, who brought gladness and salvation to his people. Transform us by the Spirit of his love, that we may find our life together in him, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Gospel: John 2:1-11 Turning water to wine at the wedding at Cana is described as the first of Jesus’ signs. Through many such epiphanies, Jesus reveals that he bears God’s creative power and joyful presence into the world. 1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. continued…