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WEDNESDAY, January 6, The Epiphany
Matthew 2:1-12. Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we have observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage."
Every night, I step outside my simple room in Sudan and survey the dark African skies above me. The skies here are incredibly clear, the stars incredibly close. Most nights, the Milky Way streaks its way across the velvety skies, looking like soft cotton candy, close enough to touch.
Like the wise men, I search the skies, looking for a sign that I am in the right place, following the right star, hoping that my life and ministry in Sudan are to the glory of God and that through them, I am paying homage to the King.
I look to the skies as well as a way to ground myself, for many of the stars I see here (especially the constellation Orion) are the same I see in the U.S., which means that wherever I am, I am home. I travel tens of thousands of miles each year as a missionary, always following the same stars, always for that one purpose: to serve God.
I know that if I follow faithfully, no matter how hard the journey, I will never be lost.
PRAY for the Diocese of Adelaide (South Australia, Australia)
Ps 72:1-7, 10-14; Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12
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www.bethlehemstar.net. Not just the star at the birth of Chirst but also at the Crucifixtion.