Welcome to 2025! The feast of Epiphany (Jan. 6) brings the Christmas season to an end. Anglicans Powering Potential remind us, however, that the Epiphany season shows us the work of Christmas is just beginning, as beautifully expressed in the following litany, composed by Howard Thurman, an African-American theologian, educator, and civil rights leader.
The Work of Christmas
When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the people,
to make music in the heart.