We were watching the BBC2 quiz game, Only Connect, and Victoria Coren Mitchell was overcome, by the inability of the team to spot the connection between 4 names - Horan, Malik, Payne and Tomlinson.
The erudite team of 'Bibliophiles' were asking deep questions of one another, but they could not work it out. The joke was that these are the names of 4 members of the boy band, One Direction, and millions of younger people would have guess the answer immediately!
But with a name like 'One Direction' has led me to reflect on the Feast of the Epiphany, which falls today.
For many, this day is linked with the visit of the Wise Men to the infant Jesus, when they realise that this child is God in human form. Epiphany describes the 'aha' moment when eyes are opened and we 'see' Jesus in a new and compelling way. Having seen this, life then goes in a new direction, the One Direction, that leads us onwards to grow to know Jesus better.
St. Paul describes that process most helpfully.'You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.' (2 Corinthians 4.5-7)
Today, and every day, I must recall that Jesus keeps calling me to follow the One Direction which will lead me to keep growing to know Him better. And in that way, I will be able to make Him better known.
My prayer is that we are all following that One Direction.
Best wishes,
Richard
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