We trace Jean Valjean’s turning point to reveal how mercy remakes a life, then apply that lens to the Baptism of the Lord and our own baptismal identity. We press the claim that grace demands a response and challenge ourselves to live as those who belong to Christ.

• baptism as ontological rupture and door to spiritual life
• grafted into Christ, adopted as sons and daughters
• grace destroys sin and indwells by the Spirit
• mercy demands a response, not passivity
• identity overrules past, mission overrules mediocrity
• public witness of faith as belonging to Jesus
• remembrance as the cure for spiritual amnesia

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We explore Epiphany as a moment of revelation that demands a decision: take the road of the Magi and surrender, or the road of Herod and control. We connect worship, mission, and everyday choices, and invite a fresh start grounded in humility and trust.

• Epiphany as God’s nearness and call to choose
• Two roads contrasted: Magi’s humility vs Herod’s control
• From “Jesus and me” to a Eucharistic mission
• Taking honest inventory of gifts and priorities
• Offering first fruits, not leftovers
• Finding God in poverty, mess, and ordinary love
• Conversion as leaving by a different route
• Maturing faith through trust and constancy
• Christ for all nations and every culture
• Asking for personal epiphanies and embracing the cost

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We explore Epiphany as revelation that demands a response, contrasting the Magi’s costly desire with Herod’s fearful refusal. The call is to move under partial light, surrender control, and take concrete steps that reorder life around Christ.

• Epiphany as revelation that forces decision
• The Magi’s desire, risk, and costly gifts
• Herod’s proximity without movement and love of control
• Knowing about Christ versus kneeling before Christ
• Fear disguised as prudence and delay as resistance
• Following the light in Eucharist, Scripture, conscience, and prayer
• Practical steps toward surrender and reordering life
• Encounter that changes direction and habits

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