 By Rev. Heather J. Blais, Rector
Before Jesus’ public ministry began, he set out for Judea to be baptized by John. At his baptism, he has a transcendent experience of God. The Spirit then led him into the wilderness for forty days and nights. These experiences inwardly changed Jesus. He emerges from the wilderness - as we often do - with a clearer understanding of who he is, and more importantly whose he is - God’s beloved Child. Having accepted this truth, Jesus has fully embraced his ministry as the living embodiment of God’s reign of love. When Jesus returns to society, he does not go back home to Nazareth. Instead he moves to Capernaum and makes a new home in this fishing village by the sea. There he proclaims: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near” (4:17). The translation of the Greek word ‘metanoia’ to the word ‘repent’ stirs up conversation amongst commentators. While we understand ‘repent’ in English to mean remorse, sorrow, or regret, that definition is not in keeping with the meaning of the Greek word ‘metanoia’.* Nor does metanoia translate as ‘to turn around’, which is what the Hebrew word often translated as ‘repent’ means.* Rather ‘metanoia’, means something more akin to ‘change one’s mind’, or ‘change one’s heart’, or to ‘change one’s perspective.’* Jesus’ proclamation may leave us wondering: What does it mean that the kingdom of heaven has come near? At the end of today’s gospel we see the meaning more fully: “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people” (4:23). This text goes on to say: “And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan” (4:25). In light of this, we might better understand Jesus’ proclamation to mean: Change your hearts, for God’s healing reign of love has come near. As people experience Jesus and his ministry they are changed by God’s love. Very quickly there is an unstoppable movement of followers - and as we know even the cross, an instrument of torture and death - will not stop this Jesus movement. Seeing the urgency and the great need for God’s love in this world - then and now - makes it easier to understand why the disciples accept Jesus' invitation. Jesus said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people” (4:19) And they do. They leave their nets, their boats, even their families. Their hearts and minds have been changed by their encounter with the living embodiment of God’s reign of love and they are ready to spread the Good News. When we choose to be baptized or confirmed, when we reaffirm our faith as a follower of Christ, we generally do not need to walk away from our lives in quite the same way. Yet in committing our lives to help further God’s reign of love, we are expected to change our perspective, particularly from that of the dominant culture. We are called to leave behind our ambitions, agendas, and egos; to surrender our will for God’s will; to forgo the patterns of selfishness and self-hatred. And then we are expected to do the wildest thing of all. We are called to love ourselves as God loves us, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Because love is the way God’s reign can be most fully known and experienced. There is one more piece of today’s text that is especially interesting. Matthew makes a point to remind his listeners that Galilee was once the ancient territory of Zebulun and Naphtali. A region which has a rich history as an ethnically diverse mix of Jewish and Gentile communities.* Those who called this region home were accustomed to living under Roman occupation, just as their ancestors living in the region endured Assyrian occupation.**The Assyrians exiled Israel’s leadership.*** Just as in Jesus’ time, Jewish leaders had to submit to Roman rule, if they were to continue in positions of leadership.*** Matthew goes on to quote the prophet Isaiah. In our lesson from the Hebrew scriptures, we get to hear this passage more fully:**** “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness-- on them light has shined… For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian” (9:2,4). God abides with them and will break the rod of their oppressor. This promise was a glowing ember for the people of Israel during Assyrian occupation. Just as the promise held during Roman occupation, and speaks truth to us even now. Assuring us that God is always with us, and willing our world, and us, to bend towards justice. While Matthew draws upon Isaish to highlight the way these verses are fulfilled in Jesus, it may be more helpful to think of God’s fulfillment in stages:
Because as long as there is mortal life, there will be death. And as long as such death remains, the threat of it will be used to dominate, control, and oppress others. As was seen in the Assyrian and Roman occupations, as was seen in Nazi Germany, and as we are seeing right now with ICE, Customs, and Border Patrol. Faith leaders will mark today as day 53 of ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis. Last night, the Rt. Rev. Craig Loya, offered more words of wisdom since those I shared last week. He reflects on the state of things, and shares how those living beyond Minnesota can help bring about God’s reign of love at this tender moment. He writes: “Things are impossibly hard in Minnesota right now. We are a state that feels under siege, and the people of this place are doing everything possible to resist… “But there is also something much more powerful, and not as widely reported, happening. We are mobilizing for revolutionary love. Vast networks of care, compassion, and solidarity, organized by churches to deliver food and supplies to those who cannot leave their homes. People are documenting the violence being used against us in a way that puts their own lives at risk. People are standing guard outside schools and daycares, and at bus stops to protect our children from real risks of harm.... A rich web of underground care and hidden love is taking deep root, and it’s amazing to think what fruit that might bear when this occupation ends… “Minnesotans cannot do more than we are doing. Here are a few ways you can help. 1) Please flood your US senators with appeals to not to further fund ICE, by rejecting a bill the US House has already passed. Please flood all your members of congress with calls for deescalation in Minnesota; for ICE, Customs and Border Patrol, and other federal agents to leave Minnesota now; and to write and pass legislation that requires proper and extensive training for all those working for the federal government in our states and local communities. 2) Organize peaceful demonstrations in your cities and communities…What is happening to us here is happening to all of America, and it is eroding the last remaining threads of our democracy. Minneapolis and Minnesota have been a model for the entire country over these past two weeks, with tens of thousands standing together in deep cold to peacefully protest the violence being used against us. 3) You can help nurture the Diocese of Minnesota’s primary engine of underground care and subversive love by donating to Casa Maria, which is providing much-needed food, supplies, and community to those rightfully afraid to go about their daily lives amidst the violence… “The greatest danger we face right now is not the very real threat to our safety. It’s not even the erosion of democracy. The greatest threat we face as a nation is the assault being waged on hope. We must not give in to despair. We must not be consumed by the very justified anger we feel. The only way hatred can be effectively resisted is doubling down on love. The only way darkness can be defeated is light. The only way the forces of death can be overcome is by embracing, every moment of every day, God’s unstoppable life.” ***** The revolution of love Bishop Loya describes in Minnesota reminds us what God’s reign of love looks like, and it is how perspectives and minds are changed. It is how God’s will helps us bend towards justice in the long moral arc of the universe. And more immediately, for those moved to do so, he has offered some concrete ways to take action in addition to our prayers. As we prepare to head back out into a bitter cold world today, let us reflect with a greater sense of urgency than we might normally, what it means to embrace God’s unstoppable love, and to embody God’s reign of love right here, right now. Amen. Scripture Text: Isaiah 9:1-4 | Psalm 27:1, 5-13| 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 | Matthew 4:12-23 * Working Preacher Podcast, https://www.workingpreacher.org/podcasts/1065-third-sunday-after-epiphany-january-25-2026, accessed 1/24/2026. ** Anna Case-Winters as quoted in The Christian Century, January 2026, “January 25 Third Sunday after the Epiphany”, p. 29. *** The Christian Century, January 2026, “January 25 Third Sunday after the Epiphany”, p. 29. **** Collin Cornell, Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-4, https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/third-sunday-after-epiphany/commentary-on-isaiah-91-4-7, accessed 1/24/2026. ***** Craig Loga, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/craig.loya, accessed 1/25/2026. Episcopal News Service story about it here. Donations can be sent to the address below or made here. ST. NICHOLAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH & Casa Maria Food Shelf/Food Share 7227 Penn Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423
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 By Rev. Heather J. Blais, Rector
What are you looking for? This is the question that Jesus poses to two of John’s disciples. They had heard John testify that Jesus was the Messiah. In John’s Gospel, John the Baptist is better known as John the Testifer.* While that title never stuck, testifying is John’s primary purpose in this gospel. We do not receive any commentary on his eccentric fashion or dietary choices, nor the backstory about John’s parents, Elizabeth and Zechariah. Nor do we witness John actually baptize Jesus; instead the event is referenced. In this gospel, John is here to give witness to God’s Chosen One. In our lesson, he gives evidence that at Jesus' baptism, the Holy Spirit descended from heaven like a dove, and remained on Jesus. John tells his disciples, and anyone paying attention, that God spoke to him, making clear the one whom the Spirit remained on is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. And so, John testifies to those listening: Jesus is the Son of God. Twice he refers to him as ‘Lamb of God’. Commentator Corey J. Sanders suggests this imagery, as well as that of the Spirit descending like a dove at Jesus’ baptism, are ecological embodiments of the incarnation.* God’s Spirit is in the dove, just as God is in Jesus, the Lamb of God. What are you looking for? When John’s two disciples heard this question, they focused on logistics. ‘Rabbi, where are you staying?’ They were clear that this man was the Son of God, their teacher had just told them as much, and now it was time to follow Jesus. Except this remarkable statement from John - seemed to shift their minds more than their beings. Because their response to Jesus’ question was about temporal anxieties. Where are your lodgings? Where will we be staying now that we are following you? What are the directions on how to get there? Will we have enough supplies? What does this change mean for our day to day lives? I don’t know about you, but I can certainly resonate with that response. When faced with unimaginable change, it is easier to focus on the small pieces we can digest, the pieces we can control, and even manipulate. Not because we have nefarious plans, but because we are trying to cope. The staff and leadership knows when I’m overwhelmed with a big picture challenge, that’s when the bulletin boards need to be redone, and when the office needs to be tidied. It reflects a physical need for our bodies to have some sense of things when everything before us feels so unknown. So many of us respond to Jesus’ question like those two disciples. ‘God, what do we do next?’ And I love Jesus for his response. God’s embodiment in human flesh knows us, knows our anxieties; our insecurities; and our fears. Christ does not chastise or shame us for our need to know more. Because Jesus is the human embodiment of God’s Love. He responds in the most loving, non-judgemental way possible. An invitation that meets the disciples exactly where they are. Come and see. Come - with me - and see. God is not waiting for us to walk a certain distance by ourselves before they will journey with us. God is with us from before the beginning, the entirety of the way, and long past the hereafter. What are you looking for? No really, what are we looking for? What brought us to church today? Do we need answers to all the questions we face? How will we: … pay all the bills this month? … live with this diagnosis? …get through this grief? What are you looking for? Do we need to find a place to bring all: ….our fears about our fraught world amidst startling shifts in geopolitics? …our uncertainties about whether the constitution could possibly bend anymore without breaking? …our anger and heartbreak at the manner in which ICE is treating our neighbors as animals to be hunted, beaten, and killed? The questions and uncertainties we carry may leave us: …wanting to hide and flee. … feeling frozen and stuck in place. …like we are ready to fight til the last. These are our instincts at work, and they are a God given gift to help us survive. Yet God wants so much more for us than mere survival. God wants us - and all of creation - to thrive. To know a life that moves beyond fear, anxiety, and anger. To instead know a life that is grounded in an inner peace, trust, and love, that comes from being in an ongoing and active relationship with God. Where we are guided by a sense of God’s justice and righteousness, knowing a taste of God’s dream of Love for this world, and letting that inform our thoughts, words, and deeds. Grounding our very lives in the promises of our baptism. Come - with Jesus - and see. The inner peace, trust, and love that comes from an ongoing and active relationship with God does not mean that the world around us will be much less volatile or perilous. But it does mean our inner lives will be less volatile. And it means that we refuse - with our very lives - to be part of the evil and violence done in the name of wealth and progress. Instead we actively chose another way entirely - the nonviolent Way of Love, as embodied in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We look to the communion of saints who have looked injustice, violence, and evil in the eye and drew on God’s strength as they chose once more, God’s nonviolent Way of Love. Folks like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that we celebrate Monday; his mentor, the Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman, and their contemporary, the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. Like them, as the Church, we are called to draw on God’s strength for the facing of this hour. This past week, the Episcopal Church in Minnesota and the Episccopal Church’s Public Policy, Partnership, and Witness Division hosted an online vigil to mourn, lament and remember people who have died by immigration enforcement actions in and out of detention.** Their bishop, the Rt. Rev. Craig Loya, spoke precisely to how we as the Church respond to the facing of this hour. A word we as the Church need to hear and carry with us. Bishop Loya reflected: “The forces of evil that all of us promised to resist in our baptismal covenant always want us to meet anger with anger. They want us to meet hatred with hatred. They want us to meet fear with fear, and they want us to meet scorn with scorn. The forces of evil in the world are always fed by mimetic anger and hatred. You can be sure those forces are out there tonight, as they ever are in a fallen world, daring us to become its food. And beloved, we’re not going to do that. We, as followers of Jesus, are going, in this moment, to make like our ancient ancestors and turn the world upside down by mobilizing for love. We are going to disrupt with Jesus’ hope. We are going to agitate with Jesus' love. Not because we are weak, or not because we have given up. And for God sake not out of some naive wish that everything will be just fine when it is so obviously not fine. We are going to choose to turn the world upside down with love because we know, we know, the cross of Jesus Christ settles forever that love is the most powerful force for change and healing in the universe.”*** I especially appreciate his naming that as the Church, we can collectively acknowledge, things are not okay right now. And the only way to face the challenges before us, is together as part of a movement of Love modeled by Jesus. A love that will agitate and give hope when others want hope snuffed out. This is the path we can journey on when we come - with Jesus - and see. So will we come and see? Whatever has brought us here today… Whatever we have carried in with us… However we are coping - or not coping - with the state of things… The invitation awaiting us is the same as the invitation these two disciples received, and it is the same as Bishop Loya offered the Church this week. Come and see. Come - with Jesus - and see. Come and see with the disciples then, and with the Church now. Come and see the values of God’s love as articulated in our baptismal promises. Come - with Jesus - and see what it means to resist evil. Come - with Jesus - and see how God will strengthen us to disrupt with Jesus’ hope and to agitate with Jesus’ love, turning this world upside down with love. Come - with Jesus - and see. Amen. Lectionary Texts: * Gratitude for WorkingPreacher.org podcast and commentator Cody J. Sanders for emphasizing this difference. ** ENS: Thousands join Episcopal Church vigil to lament violent immigration enforcement actions, unite in pursuing justice *** https://www.instagram.com/theepiscopalchurch/  by Lay preacher, Charlie Houghton Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of all our hearts, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Amen Today’s gospel is very short, but much is packed into these few words. In this time — the season of Epiphany, we can revel in the miracles of Jesus; in the goodness and wonder. The Epiphany gospels tell about many of the miracles performed by Jesus. We hear of the Wedding at Cana and the calling of the disciples, the Beatitudes, among various other miracles and teachings. The last Sunday in the Epiphany season is always the gospel of the Transfiguration. We can dwell in this goodness that is Jesus,who is always leading with love. He teaches us that to walk in his way, to follow his example, we too must walk in love. This season goes on until the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It can vary in length depending upon the date of Easter. “We are called to respond to Christ in faith through the showings of his divinity recorded in the gospels of the Epiphany season.”1 What is happening in this short gospel that makes it worthy of having its own Sunday? Actually, quite a lot happens in this short reading. Two important matters are addressed. Jesus tells the crowd who John is, how legitimate and true John’s teaching must be, because Jesus insists that John baptize him. And Jesus lets John understand just who Jesus is. Although there is some disagreement among theologians, I tend to side with those who suggest that John also hears the voice acclaiming Jesus to be God’s son.2 The story seems pretty simple. Jesus comes to John to be baptized. In fact, Jesus walked 60 miles from Galilee to the Jordan where he was to be baptized by John. John is reluctant to do so, suggesting that he be baptized by Jesus instead. Jesus tells him that indeed he should baptize Jesus to “fulfill all righteousness.” John finally consents to baptize Jesus. This act allows Jesus to be identified with all of us. When Jesus had been baptized, and was coming up from the water, the heavens opened and “a voice from Heaven said,‘This is my son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’” People have been coming to John for baptism for some time now. John has explained that he baptizes with water, but the one who comes after him will baptize with the spirit. And now that one is here. This is a time of transition. We are moving from the ministry of John to the ministry of Jesus. Why did Jesus insist on baptism? Though human, Jesus is without sin so he clearly does not need the cleansing of baptism. So why insist that John baptize him? Despite being sinless, Jesus chose to be baptized by John to cement his place among the people. Jesus was beginning his ministry, and it was not yet time for Jesus to be seen widely as the son of God. Shifting to Acts we once again hear reference to the baptism of Jesus by John. As Peter begins to speak, he says “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” The message spread quickly throughout Judea: “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.” (Acts 10) Peter goes on to note that “All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” (Acts 10) In this particular reading Peter is evolving. He initially believed that gentiles must convert to Judaism before they could be considered true followers of Christ. God, however, does not discriminate between Jews and Gentiles, leaving Peter a bit confused and concerned. This reading is Peter speaking to the household of Cornelius, a Roman Centurion. Peter, as a devout Jew, had always believed that he had a sort of religious duty to avoid Gentiles, or at the very least, get them to convert to Judaism. Peter has become aware that God does not show partiality,“but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” (Acts 10) This is truly a revolutionary idea. No longer are Gentiles considered outsiders. Anyone who loves God and follows the teachings of Jesus Christ is part of this amazing new community of believers. This is a diverse community; a community of believers held together by their love of God and neighbor. In fact, Jesus taught that there are two great commandments. The first is to love God with all our hearts and minds and souls, and the second is to love our neighbors as ourselves. A community held together by love of God and love of neighbor. What an extraordinary idea! And Jesus made clear through the parable of the Good Samaritan that our neighbors are not just the family next door; we are the great human family and all the people we come into contact with are our neighbors, and ultimately members of the family of believers. D. L. Moody, famous 19th century evangelist born in Northfield, MA, stated that “the Bible was not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives.” I believe that as well. We shouldn’t be reading the Bible simply to acquire information. Our Bible is more about transformation than information.3 A good priest friend of mine once said that I should read the Bible as if I were reading a love letter from God to me — just me and no one else. This gave me a new way of looking at scripture, not as something I would never be able to figure out, but as something personal and understandable as it is written for me and to me. In this way I found less anxiety and more confidence in reading scripture, and ultimately discovered that God had quite a lot to say to me wherever I was in my faith journey at the time. Many of us find our own way of relating to scripture, but as D.L. Moody said, we should probably not read scripture as a fact finding mission. For me, the love letter method works well. Perhaps, given the chance to try it out, you will discover the best way for you to read scripture. Sharing with others can be a great way to begin a new appreciation of scripture. Each Monday evening beginning at 7:00, I lead a bible study on Zoom with my husband, Steve. Our approach is to use three question prompts to help us focus on the reading. I send out the reading, the questions and the link to join the group. We emphasize that there are no wrong answers and we encourage everyone to share what they hear in the reading. If you might like to join us, please feel free to talk to Steve or me during Coffee and Conversation, or get in touch with Aaron in the office and they will let you know how to reach me. In the meantime, try sitting with a reading - perhaps one from today’s leaflet - and explore the ways that God is speaking to you. Amen -- 1 The Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, Church Publishing 2 Shelby Abbott, The Gospel Coalition, 2/21/2022 3 D.L. Moody, Inspirational Quotes by D.L. Moody, bibleportal.com  By Audley Robinson, Lay Preacher
“May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart always be acceptable to you, our Lord and redeemer.” Amen In an Epiphany Homily, St Josemaria Escriva once said: “Like the Magi we have discovered a star: a light and a guide in the sky of our souls” With an abundance of gratitude and great joy we come to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany as a child is born. A light to envelop the world sent down from Heaven on high to be the spiritual food that nourishes and restores our soul! Isaiah writes: “Behold the Virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call him Immanuel.” The story of Epiphany is one of the most magical events in the life of the church. The journey to Epiphany is intertwined with optimism, visitations from ArcAngel Gabriel, Angels on Hillsides and in bed chambers. The Magi, which means wise men, are often portrayed as three Kings. A story also of intrigue, deception and jealousy. All to bring light into a world dominated by Roman rule, where multitudes of travelers journey to a small town in Judea called Bethlehem to submit to a census decreed by Caesar Augustus Luke describes the events as: “And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.” Everyone under Roman rule was ordered to return to the place of their birth for a census. I invite you to close your eyes and picture a small town 2000 years ago, a maze of dusty streets bursting at the seams with weary travelers all seeking shelter. Amongst these are a family: an expectant mother, a father and the only available shelter in the town is a stable with a humble manger. Can you see them and smell the animals? (You may open your eyes but hold the image in your hearts!!). In the mists of the chaos a child is born, A new light to brighten our souls, a King is born without the worldly adornments of royalty, no palace, no throne or fine linens. Humble and pure. Born in a stable surrounded by farm animals wrapped in Swaddling cloth(from the Greek word Sparagunos ;- to wrap in strips of cloth). The custom of the time was to swaddle the new born. The swaddling cloth binds the newborn providing support, safety and comfort as in the womb. Adult Jesus will be wrapped in linen and laid in the tomb, but a life has to be lived before that happens. The swaddling cloths are the symbolic thread that joins the witnesses of Christ's birth and leads them to the baby in a manger. An Angel appears to shepherds on a lonely hillside as they watch over the flocks of sheep. They are told to leave the fields and go down to Bethlehem and pay homage to the baby wrapped in swaddling cloths laying in a manger. The Magi who have travelled far following a star, in search of a king. Finds a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes. Epiphany, is also referred to as the12th day of Christmas or Three Kings Day. These Magi or wise men from origins far, follow a bright star in search of a king who would bring abundant light into the world. The Magi would have traveled the same roads as the multitudes on their way to Bethlehem. The Magi seek out the palace and go directly to see the ruler Herod where you would expect to find a royal birth. But God's kingdom is not of this world and Jesus came into the world with light, humility and grace. The Magi meet with Herod who asks them to let him know the whereabouts of the new king when they find him so that he too may go and pay homage. But Herod only has evil intentions in his heart. An angel appears to the Magi and warns them of Herod’s plot. Matthew writes: “And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod they departed for their country by another way.” The Magi did not return to Herod once they found the baby Jesus they took a different way home. We do not hear anymore about the Magi as they ride off into the light. But the Magi bears witness to the greatest gift that has ever been given to humankind. A savior is born to bring light into the world, with an abundance of love and compassion. The Magi present gifts fit for a king to a child born in a stable, laying in a manger, surrounded by Farm animals, shepherds a new mother and father. While a bright star shines overhead, bearing witness to the christ child. They give three gifts: Gold: The markings of wealth fit for a king. Frankincense: The sap from the Boswellia Tree known for its fragrance. Myrrh: Tree resin used in the making of perfume and medicines. What gifts do we bring to place before the Christ child as we celebrate God’s greatest gift to us. In our modern world of consumerism and want. How do we live into God’s promise of hope, redemption and abundant life. How do we follow the star into our lives and into the World? We can give freely of our time, talents and resources as our three gifts, to feed the hungry, shelter the unhoused and give comfort to the sick or lonely. Epiphany then is the time when we say thank you and acknowledge that the greatest gift that has ever been given to us by a caring, loving and redeeming God. To bring light, hope and abundant love into the darkness of the world. As the Magi who found a baby wrapped in swaddling cloth filled with the expectations of a new realm of light in the world who rejected evil and went on their way allowing the Christ Child to live. Where is God asking us in our lives to step outside our comfort zone and meet the Christ child? Amen |
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