Everyone today seems anxious and fearful. Yet, we live in a time of unprecedented prosperity, peace, and stability. Why don't we feel better, when there are so many things going right? In this sermon, Fr. Stephen suggests that a key reason is that we don't appreciate what the Epiphany story tells us. It tells us that even when bad actors take the stage, there is a Divine director who is in control. This Divine director brought us Jesus, and is the One we can trust to see us through to a bright future.

Scripture Reference: Matthew 2:1-12

Preached on January 5, 2020, the Feast of the Epiphany by Rev. Stephen Silverthorne

Sermon Highlights

• Chaos and lack of control leave us anxious
• The story of the magi reveals that God is in control
• Despite modern prosperity, we are anxious
• This anxiety comes because we realize we don't have much control
• We are freed from anxiety when we learn to let God take control
• Trust in God's control of things we cannot change lets us focus on the things we can

Further Reference

The Second Coming. A poem by W.B. Yeats.

Apocalypse Now. A film by Francis Ford Coppola, set during the Vietnam War.

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