Three kings abandoning their comforts
January 7, 2018
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
What a Glorious way for us to end the Christmas season! With the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.
Could you really imagine your friends or better yet yourselves following a star to find baby Jesus laying in a manger? To most that sounds absurd at the least. To give up everything as you know it, to go on a journey that you did not know what lay before you or what even the outcome may be. Or to take with you a priceless treasure to give to a baby whom was wrapped in swaddling clothes.
See its not just about three Kings going to visit a newborn baby. They gave us such an example to follow. Even though they were Kings and even had great treasures among them they had a burning desire to seek and find the living God.
My Friends today at Mass I prayed that all whom I know may be filled with the desire to seek the living God as the Three Kings did.
They Saw The Star: " Those who are sincere of heart find God in their life. In the case of the Magi, their sincerity is shown by what they are willing to sacrifice to attain their goal. The journey required abandoning the comforts of their homeland, the needs of their family members, and the pursuit of wealth. The intention was pure, not muddled with self-centered wants, for it was nothing less than the desire to encounter God’s living presence. Their openness of heart permitted God to speak through many things in their world—from astrology to Herod, from the star to the child in the crib. What will it take for me to find God today? I must put aside all but him and let his hand lead me to that definitive encounter with his divine presence."
Then They Opened Their Treasures: "In order to give love, I must have been impacted by love. How can I hold to the demands that others place upon me? How can I keep true to my vocation and mission when little affirmation and support come my way? Every morning I need to seek out the God who gives unconditionally so that his giving may impact me. Be it at Mass, in prayer, or in the workings of divine providence, every day a necessary epiphany awaits me. It empowers me to open my coffer and bring forth the gift of self. If I do not experience this love, my life remains closed—no interior strength is found to give myself totally. John tells us: “In this is love, not that we love God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Brothers, if God so loved us, we too ought to love each other…. We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:8, 20)."- EPriest.com Daily Reflection
Lets Pray...
Lord God, you came into this world as a helpless baby, born of a virgin Mother and your Father was a carpenter. Lord I pray that you continue to mold me and to reshape me into your likeness. To be as humble as you are Lord. To be as faithful and brave as the three Kings were to Journey to unknown lands only to seek your face Lord. Your Love oh God compels me to continue to give all of myself to you and to not hold anything back. May any treasures that you have allowed me to obtain be used for your glory God. I beg of you God to continue to place a star in the sky as you did for the wise men so that they could come into your presence to lay prostrate on the ground humbling themselves before you.
Lord I ask all of this in your Holy name for myself and for all those whom pray this prayer- Amen
Lord every nation on earth will adore you!
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