Connecting Glory and Epiphany

How does the theme of glory that predominates in Epiphany fit with the large amount of space devoted to the Sermon on the Mount during the season? It all depends on what one means by glory.

The “glory, glory, hallelujah” chorus of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” is fun to sing, but it is not such a good thing to confuse military glory, or patriotic glory, or even the glory of a righteous cause, with the glory that belongs solely to Jesus Christ. Claiming all the glory for one side in a battle—even in such “righteous”…