First Sunday after Epiphany, January 12th, 2020

First Sunday after Epiphany, January 12th, 2020

In St. Luke's Gospel, we hear about the time in which the Holy Family made their annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the Passover.  And St. Luke tells us when Our Blessed Lord was twelve years old, He remained behind teaching and preaching in the Temple.  Now, of course, all of this was done without the knowledge of St. Joseph and Our Lady.  When they discovered that their son was not with them, they searched for Him frantically.  And when they finally found Him and they asked Him what in the world He was doing there, He responded:  "knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" (St. Luke 2:49)  Even St. Luke reports that neither St. Joseph nor Our Lady understood exactly what He was saying.  After that, the Divine Child Jesus went with St. Joseph and Our Lady back to Nazareth.    

I have discovered that as human beings we are always "about somebody's business."  In other words, for example, when I am fixing something at home or putting some item up at home, I am typically about my wife's business.  When I am at work and working on a report that was due five minutes ago, I am typically about my supervisor's business.  Even when I am doing nothing but sitting around reading a good book or watching an interesting television program, I am about my business or I could say I am about the business of relaxation.  Human beings are always trying to accomplish something.  They are bout the business of earning a paycheck so that they can pay bills  . . . . they are about the business of maintaining their home so that it will look good . . . . they are about the business of pleasing our loved ones . . .  But as Christians, just as the Divine Child said, we should be about Our Father's business.  As stated earlier, whether we realize it or not, we are always about somebody's business . . . . our business .  . . . our bosses' business . . . . our children's business . . . . etc.  We are always keeping busy with day to day business as human beings.   But it is important as Christians to be about Our Father's business no matter how busy we get.  You see, this is the key.  Very often we get so involved in the, what I like to call the "busy-ness" of life.  In other words, we become too "busy" for God.  It's vital that we always keep God first and foremost in our minds, in our hearts, in our souls.  Thus, when we get into the habit of keeping God involved in all our actions, then everything we do we will be about Our Father's business.  You see, when the Child Jesus was in the Temple He was spending that time telling them about God.  And St. Luke tells us that all those in His Presence were "astonished."  So, too, when we let people know about God through what we say and what we do, people will be astonished.  Be about your Father's business and let Him shine through your actions.

St. Margaret Church meets each and every Sunday at 9:30 AM at the beautiful chapel at Marquette Manor, located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.  Join us as we hear the Word of God found in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and the King James Bible.  Come dedicate one hour of your week to God.  Step away from the busy-ness of the world for just one hour and focus totally on God.  Come and worship Him.  Let Him feed you spiritually.   Receive the Precious Body and Blood at Communion time.