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Light the High Beam. (Epiphany Sunday)

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West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine January 4, 2026, Stetson Memorial UMC  Scripture:  Matthew 2:1-12 The Visit of the Magi 2  In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi [ a ]  from the east came to Jerusalem,  2  asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east [ b ]  and have come to pay him homage.”  3  When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him,  4  and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah [ c ]  was to be born.  5  They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it has been written by the prophet: 6  ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,     are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you shall come a ruler     who is to shepherd [ d ]  my people Israel.’ ” ...