Wednesday After the Epiphany of Our Lord January 5, 2005 Scripture: 1 John 4:11-18; Mark 6:45-52 Reflection: “Yet if we love one another God dwells in us and his love is brought to perfection in us.” -1 John 4: 12 The theme song for the television program Joan of Arcadia is “What if God was one of us... Just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home?” This show portrays that God is one of us. And God appears in the most unlikely places and faces. God asks Joan to do simple things that have profound consequences. Isn’t that what we believe? God is one of us. “The word became flesh and dwelt among us.” This is the mystery of the Incarnation. In this season of Epiphany we celebrate the manifestation of God to us. Today God may come to you in surprising ways. Be open to this wonderful grace. Gerard Manley Hopkins describes it this way: “For Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his...” Suggested Action: Live your life today, reflecting that God is one of us. Sr. Jane Gaughan, IHM Scranton, Pennsylvania