Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. The word epiphany means a revelation, a showing forth. What is revealed today is not simply a child in a manger, but the deeper truth of who that child is: the Light of the world, given not to one people only, but to all nations. The Gospel tells us of the Magi – wise men from the East – foreigners, outsiders, people of another culture and religion. They were not part of Israel, they did not know the Scriptures, yet they were attentive to the signs God placed before them. They saw a star, and they followed it. Their journey reminds us that God is always drawing people toward himself, often in unexpected ways. In contrast, King Herod and the religious leaders in Jerusalem knew the Scriptures well. They could quote the prophet Micah and pinpoint Bethlehem as the place where the Messiah would be born. Yet knowledge alone did not move them. Herod felt threatened; the leaders remained unmoved. The Magi, with less information but greater openness of heart, set out in faith. This raises a gentle but challenging question for us: are we willing to move when God reveals himself, or are we content merely to know about him? Faith is not just about information; it is about transformation. When the Magi finally find the child, they do three things: they rejoice, they kneel in worship, and they offer gifts – gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These gifts speak to us of who Jesus is: king, God, and suffering servant. But they also symbolise what each of us is called to offer. The gold of our lives – our time and priorities. The frankincense of our prayer and worship. The myrrh of our suffering, united with Christ. The Epiphany also reminds us that the Church exists to reveal Christ to the world. The light we have received is not meant to be kept for ourselves. Like the star, we are meant to point others toward Christ – through kindness, forgiveness, integrity, and compassion. Often it is not our words, but our lives, that lead others to God. At the end of the Gospel, the Magi return home “by another way.” An encounter with Christ always changes us. We cannot meet the Lord and remain the same. The question for us today is simple but profound: what “other way” is God inviting us to take as we begin this new year? On this Feast of the Epiphany, may we be attentive to the signs God places in our lives, courageous enough to set out on the journey, humble enough to kneel in worship, and generous enough to offer our gifts. And may the light of Christ, revealed to the nations, continue to shine through us.