Epiphany

 Yesterday was a Christian Feast Day, called "The Epiphany."  It is about three guys who were not white skinned, nor Jewish, who were open to a God moment, or "Epiphany" such that they would travel many difficult miles across desert, to find out what was what.  And they even bought gifts, should they get lucky and find a "Christ" God manifestation.  So yesterday was a big interfaith day for me.  It is the remembrance of a barrier-breaking event.  The baby's Mom was pretty open and fear-less, since she let these guys into the house with no complaints or resistance from her.  Plus, she got a bunch of gold.  I mean if God is going to become human, God has gotta eat, right?  This feast says for me that the baby in the manger, the Christ, was for everyone, but got co-opted by institutional religion that did not hold very strongly to that message.  Black non-christians come into a lot of white churches and people get uncomfortable, even if the black guys bring a bag of gold.  Most people will think they stole it.  Such is religion today.  We need that Mom who welcomed everybody.