On the third Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Gospel marks a turning point - not only in the life of Jesus, but in the history of salvation. Matthew tells us that after John the Baptist is arrested, Jesus withdraws to Galilee and begins His public ministry. Jesus goes to Galilee, a region considered insignificant and even suspect by many in Judea. it was called "Galilee of the Gentiles" a place of mixed cultures, imperfect religious observance and people living on the margins. Yet Matthew reminds us that this is exactly where the prophet Isaiah said the light would shine: "The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light."