Understanding and Following Jesus
Monday Jan. 6 Scripture: Luke 2:41-52 Today is Epiphany signifying the revelation and realization of Jesus’ true identity as Lord and Savior, the Messiah, the co-eternal Son of God. Jesus gives us a glimpse into his identity as a 12 year-old when he teaches the teachers about God while on pilgrimage to the Temple with his family. Of course, Mary and Joseph had seen glimpses and heard angelic proclamations about their son from the very beginning and it is their response to Jesus’ identity which has begun to fascinate me. Since Jesus was the Son of God and they had already made many sacrifices to protect him, Mary and Joseph could have easily cut corners religiously and assumed they did…