Luke 3:15-17, 21-22/ Isaiah 60:1-6/ Isaiah 43:1-7/ Ephesians 3:1-12
Epiphany of God, In Us and Through Us
Eureka
It is said that Archimedes uttered the word eureka when he hit upon a method of determining the purity of gold. Eureka is a Greek word that means “found.” It is also said that Isaac Newton had a eureka moment concerning gravity when an apple fell from a tree, although scientists doubt that this actually happened.
We also have these eureka moments in our lives, and often, and when we do, we claim that we had an epiphany. Both words, eureka and epiphany are about revealed knowledge, a sudden realization. That is why, in cartoons, you see a lightbulb when someone has an epiphany. Light reveals things to us.
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