Epiphany

A time
to celebrate the manifestation
     of Christ to all nations
to search for the Source of all that is,
     the One in whom we live and move
to go forth and shine as
     light in a world of shadows

A time
to pray especially for
the unity of the Church
     and for the peace of the world —

What??  You mean now??

In the midst of the fracturing and        
     splintering of the Body of Christ

In the midst of rushed deployments and    
     renewed battle cries

In the midst of consuming fires that
     ravage and destroy and kill

In the midst of fear and anxiety
     being ramped up another level

How, Lord?

Where is your Light,
     in the midst of so much darkness?

Where are we to look
     for you, Christ Child?

Does your natal star yet shine?

In the beginning was the Word,
     and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
     All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing
     came into being.
What has come into being
     in him was life,
and the life was the light of all people.

The light shines in the darkness,
     and the darkness did not overcome it.

Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief.