Vicar Shick
After his birth we don’t hear again about Jesus until he is twelve years old. At about the same age as we celebrate confirmation (when a young person confirms the faith bestowed on them in baptism) Jesus also went through a similar ritual that gives us a glimpse of his divine identity. Separated from his parents in Jerusalem he hangs out in the temple and everyone who hears him were “amazed at his understanding and his answers” (v. Luke 2:47). When his parents catch up to him and express their anxiety over not knowing where he was he responds: “I must be in my Father’s house.” Ready or not here comes Jesus showing us the way to the Father’s house.
