Did you know that "The Twelve Days of Christmas" really begin on Christmas Day, December 25, and end on "Twelfth Night," January 5?

The very next day, January 6, is the Day of the Epiphany. The word "epiphany" comes from the Greek word epiphaneia which means "manifestation," or "appearing."

During the seaon of the Epiphany, Christians all over the world celebrate the coming of the wise men, or magi, to worship and bring special gifts to the child, Jesus. Christ's appearance to these foreign wise men symbolizes an even greater truth to us: his gracious appearing to the Gentiles.

We Worship God In Our Prayers

Worship Prayer:

Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word, 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 in ultimiate supremacy, one God, now and forever. Amen.

(Based on the prayer from The Book of Common Prayer, 1979)

We Worship God As We Affirm Our Belief In Him

Catechism Question of the Week:

Q. What are God's works of providence?
A. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures and all their actions.

(from The Baptist Catechism, by Benjamin Keach; printed by the Charleston Baptist Association in 1813)