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Current Worship Series
A Light to Enlighten the Nations
“For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.” These lines from the Song of Simeon speak to the season of Epiphany, of the light of Christ for all the world. Seeing Jesus born in Bethlehem, dedicated at the Temple, and baptized in the River Jordan, it’s easy to focus on his life as a first-century Jew. But the audacity of the Gospel is that the light shining in Jesus shone far beyond Israel to illuminate the whole world. Through the Gospel readings of this season, we see how the light of Christ reached outsiders from the beginning and continued to grow, lighting the dark places throughout our world and in our own hearts.
