Meeting the Extraordinary in the Ordinary - Epiphany 2

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20); Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51

Last week we had an interesting discussion of "what is an epiphany," and why is The Baptism of the Lord an appointed reading during Epiphany.

 

This week, the second Sunday in Epiphany, or "Ordinary time," we read about three encounters of what Dianne Bergant calls the "extraordinary, " in seemingly ordinary circumstances in her "Did You Call? In God's calling to Samuel, Paul's claim that ordinary people are members of the body of Christ, and our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, to the first and then last response of Nathanael to Philip's invitation to see  the one the law of Moses and the prophets talked about - in John's Gospel, we are invited to simply "Come and see" for ourselves. How will we respond?

 

Will we experience a "Surprise Encounter," like the ones Professor Christine Pohl describes. Will we glimpse "heaven come near" in our ordinary encounters and experiences this year?

 

Where will "Heaven and Earth Meet," in the words of The Rev. Dr. Sharon Taylor? 

 

Not if, but how and when will we see Christ revealed this year? Who does Jesus say will see God?