There is a stirring power in the words of Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” These words spoke to a people who had known darkness—exile, disappointment, uncertainty, and waiting. Yet God calls them not to remain in the shadows but to rise. To stand. To shine. Not because of their own strength, but because His light had come.

This is the heart of Epiphany: the revelation of Christ to the world. The Light of the world has stepped into hum...