“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived,
 what God has prepared for those who love him”—
these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God’s except the Spirit of God
-1 Corinthians 2: 9-11

How do you know when the Holy Spirit is moving within you or is trying to reveal itself to you? It can be difficult at best to open ourselves to the presence of the Holy Spirit, and at other times it can be so obvious that God is at work that we know it can’t be anything else. But when I read the 9th verse of this passage, in it I find great comfort that even though I may not know what God is doing, he has still prepared all things for me. My job is to be open to living into whatever it is that God has prepared for me. In the gospel reading this week we are told that we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. In those gifts, revealed to us by the Spirit, we can join Christ to feed the hungry, care for the homeless, clothe the naked as called by the prophet Isaiah in the first reading for this week.

In the darkness of this winter season, we can look to the light of Epiphany and remember that we are called to embody the spirit and mission of God. To be light to the world and the salt of the earth. We are indeed created in God’s image, therefore the spark of the divine is alive in all of us. The light shines through us as we live out God’s mission for our lives each day. As Epiphany continues, we should all be prepared to let our light shine and share the good news.

-Pastor Carrie

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