Epiphany Moments

So, we're in the season of Epiphany...until the beginning of Lent, I believe. There were a couple of epiphany moments during a Sunday School lesson today. As I was speaking to the class, I addressed a young girl, using her as an example of how God sees us in our Baptisms. When I told her that the Father looks at her and sees Jesus, that she is His child now, that she is everything to Him...the look on her face was priceless. It was full of wonder, amazement, and what I imagine to be the look we all have when we're told something that is so great, we simply can't quite believe it to be true. And then...she smiled. It was such a smile as I rarely see - one I can't describe, but one I won't soon forget. I pray that she always remembers that she belongs to Christ.

My epiphany moment happened at the same time and involved the same realization. I know I'm a child of the heavenly Father. I know it, but I need to hear it, too. We are a people who live by our ears. The Word enters us through our ears and goes to our hearts. And we need to hear it...over and over again. Knowing it is one thing...hearing it told to me again and again, now that's even better.

In my charming relationship, I am loved by my dear husband. Knowing it is one thing, but hearing it again and again...well, that's so much better, isn't it? I can never hear the words, "I love you" too often. Neither can I hear of the Father's love for me too many times.

Cristiana