“One of the big differences between us and our ancestors is that they lived in an enchanted world, and we do not. That is to say, they believed in gods and fairies; that the river had its own divinity; that relics and the bones of martyrs were charged with divine energy. The divine and human realms were permeable, always flowing and interrupting the other. Our world isn’t like that. Our world is disenchanted, un-magicked.” Garrett preaches on the story of the Magi on the Second Sunday after Christmas.

Lectionary Readings:
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 84
Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a
Matthew 2:1-12