073 Hiding in Plain Sight: Jesus, Epiphany, and the Grandeur of the Ordinary

On Tuesday, January 8, 2018, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discussed the idea of how Christ often hides in plain sight by considering the feast of the Epiphany and Jesus in the ordinary. They considered ways that Jesus was overlooked or ignored in His earthly ministry; ways that we ignore Jesus in our sacramental and spiritual life; ways that we ignore and overlook the Christ Child in our own children. Supernatural grace gave the ordinary moments of Our Lord's life meaning. It is up to us to invest our lives and those of our children with meaning. Nothing that we're doing, no matter how banal and quotidian, is just what's there. There is always a moral and supernatural dimension. We should go back always to the words of the Creed: "…of all things visible and invisible." We must connect action and vision. The Memory Verse for this week is 1 Peter 5:6, "So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time." Live your ordinary life in the knowledge that it has extraordinary and supernatural implications and you will see that the Mass, in that ordinary offering of bread and wine, is indeed our amazing, extraordinary participation in that one sacrifice on the cross re-presented in a bloodless manner for our redemption. Enjoy the episode, take a moment to like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. And remember to pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you!