Lauren recalls her freshman English...
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Lauren recalls her freshman English literature class. It was the first time she heard the
word, "epiphany," in a non-church setting. A fictional character's experience was
described as an epiphany. "I thought Epiphany referred to a feast day in church
commemorating the three wise men," she told her professor.
There is also a secondary meaning the professor explained, "Meaning a startling insight, a realization of understanding that changes a person's life, a moment of inspired clarity." He then explained how the word, "epiphany," was used in the literature they were reading.
The more Lauren thought about that definition, the more she realized how it applied to her faith. When a person encounters Jesus, that person's life is forever changed. Priorities as well as thinking and actions change as a result of that encounter with Jesus. Becoming a Christian is certainly "a moment of inspired clarity" -- an epiphany.
Isaiah understood the concept of change inspired by a divine epiphany when he wrote, "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness -- on them light has shined."
There is also a secondary meaning the professor explained, "Meaning a startling insight, a realization of understanding that changes a person's life, a moment of inspired clarity." He then explained how the word, "epiphany," was used in the literature they were reading.
The more Lauren thought about that definition, the more she realized how it applied to her faith. When a person encounters Jesus, that person's life is forever changed. Priorities as well as thinking and actions change as a result of that encounter with Jesus. Becoming a Christian is certainly "a moment of inspired clarity" -- an epiphany.
Isaiah understood the concept of change inspired by a divine epiphany when he wrote, "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness -- on them light has shined."
