He’s not just showing off! What does glory look like to you? Maybe a great victory with honors bestowed on the hero(s). Perhaps it is the beauty of nature: the stars at night or a gorgeous sunrise or sunset. For some, a piece of art or music fits the bill. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 For the author of John’s gospel, glory is the Word made flesh…Jesus! And he tells us up front that this glory is “full of grace and truth.” Throughout his gospel he points out the signs that Jesus does that put His glory on display. This Sunday we hear of the first of these signs when Jesus turns water into wine. But unlike fallen humanity, Jesus is not just “showing off.” This is not some divine game of put up or shut up. No, Jesus is giving us a glimpse of the glory of God. And that glory always reveals something of God’s grace and truth. The season of Epiphany is one where we see Jesus revealing in word and deed, God’s grace and truth in this world. What might happen if we took time to ask Jesus to reveal himself in our lives (individually and corporately) so that we might display His grace and truth in our lives and our communities? Lord, put your glory on display in us! Blessings,
Matthew+ Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (BCP p. 215) | 
