Did you know that The Magi who followed the Star of
Bethlehem travelled an exceptionally long distance to pay homage to the baby
Jesus? Some theorists said that they journeyed about 1,000 to 1,200 miles. Talk
about endurance and long distance. That, by early Roman Empire standards and even
modern categories, is incredibly far.
In training, runners can cover that mileage over a period of
time, but not without battling pain and overcoming bad days. There’s tremendous
adversity to handle to complete a certain mileage to be able to successfully
finish a race. It changes the life of a person so much so that it is said that,
“The person who starts a race is not the same person who finishes the race.”
In a similar way, I think The Magi who travelled an ultra-long
distance, were transformed. Even more so, upon seeing the star and seeing the
child Jesus, they were never the same. It was the Epiphany of the Lord to The
Magi and to the world. God shone the Star of Bethlehem and led them to their
Lord and Savior.
This past Christmas, after another year of journeying life
without my wife, I think I finally saw the star in the sky. With lots of
praying and prayers from you, I was enlightened to see the joy of living in the
present and leaving the past behind. My grieving may not get “done”, but my
current situation can have a good outcome. All of us had troubled days, but
those are now past and gone. God’s star “over the place where the child Jesus
was” will bring us joy and hope for a renewed life.
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