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The New Year brought me a funeral per week, perhaps not unusual for a priest, perhaps not unusual for the time of year. Too much loss can feel overwhelming and leave you feeling winded.

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. These are words of Simeon from today’s Gospel as we celebrate Candlemas.

Most mornings I have a conversation with David. David sleeps outside Winchester station.

The week of prayer for Christian Unity, from 18 to 25 January, is this year entitled ‘Justice and justice only you shall pursue’, based on Deuteronomy 16: 11-20.

‘No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.’

The feast of the Epiphany which we mark today recalls the visit of the Magi and their bringing of the gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh to lay at the feet of the Christ-child.

The Incarnation is the climax of God’s story. But what does this story tell us?

Two weeks ago, I attended the Darkness to Light service at Salisbury Cathedral, marking the start of Advent.

I’m writing this while in Vancouver, Canada. We have visited the Museum of Vancouver which devotes more than half of its space to the history of the Haida first nations people.