Epiphany #14 of 14: Reflections on the last day of Epiphany.

Jesus did many other signs…

(John 20:30)

The Season of Epiphany concludes with Jesus’ first miracle at that wedding festival in Cana of Galilee when Jesus turned water into wine. John calls the miracle a “sign”—an epiphany that “revealed his glory” (Jn 2:11).

More will be told about how “Jesus went about doing good and healing the oppressed”, until we come to The Sign of the Cross “when they put him to death by hanging him on a tree”; and, how “God raised him up on the third day”; so that, “everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name” (Ac 10:38-43). There’s more—there is always more. The Gospel story continues with our resurrected Lord ascending to the “right hand of the Father” where he intercedes in our behalf to this very day (Lk 2:50-53 & Ro 8:34).

“Sign” is a good word. It is an epiphany word. The Gospel writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; never use the word “proof”. They tell of signs which, when accompanied by the unseen workings of the Holy Spirit (Jn 16:8), brings us to faith in Jesus Christ as our one true Lord and Savior. Christ, the Son of God and the Son of Man, is the One who salvages our lives for eternity (Jn 20:30-31).