This will be my first Sunday reflection for 2011. A pondering of the Epiphany.
The feast of Epiphany will be on January 06 but this is the Sunday when the same reading is read. The same theme is contemplated.
What can we learn from the 3 magi aside from their humility?
-They were astrologers from Persia. They were, at first, expecting of a kingly celebration for the birth of the Messiah but found a baby boy in the manger instead.
-Sometimes, our expectations are violated by life. All we have to do is see the Lord in that circumstance.
-The three magi never did an exchange gift, they only bowed down to the baby Jesus and offered their gifts to him alone. It is Jesus who is center of the gift giving!
-Whenever we read a certain portion from the scripture, we ask ourselves who are we in that story. Of course, we are not Jesus. We can be Mary who with all her hospitality welcomed the shepherds and the magi to glance at the King who is her son. We can be the three wise men who shared their earthly treasures and offered those to the Lord. I believe, more than anything, we can be the STAR. The star which guided the three travelers on their way to the Messiah king. The star pointing people in wary to the real Star who is Jesus Christ himself. Who are we in the story?
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