Today is the Epiphany, and the word means to show forth, to reveal. Many countries have a “Freedom of Information Act”, because people today want information, but so often they feel they never get the answers. Well, Isaiah says Jesus is that Answer, but he comes as a different kind of Liberator: “Not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street. A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench…” Do you ever feel like a “smoldering wick” - barely hanging on, about to go out, tired of hoping and waiting for justice? Maybe we or a friend have even felt abandoned by the church at some point - especially if we were terribly wounded by clergy sexual abuse. Even though we believe we will ultimately be freed from our dungeons of abandonment and pain, by God’s ultimate justice and mercy - still, we have to keep “showing up” to live our lives, often in the midst of evil situations. Some people abandon organized religion, but that is not the answer either - because there is both evil and good in all institutions. We have to be like the “wise men” - seekers from far away, different from others, strangers in our own land, perhaps - but we are still open to knowing God’s truth. Jesus wants to show himself to us as God’s love. And he wants us to show the good news of salvation to everyone. Take heart--believe and know that God is coming to all who are desperate for new life.