Look up!

Epiphany of the Lord

January 5, 2019

Matthew 2: 1-12

Today’s celebration of the epiphany of the Lord exhibits the manifestation of the Lord through the Magi. As the story tells us, the Magi closely followed the star and finally found the child Jesus. 

It took them 300-400 miles, approximately 4 weeks or a month of walk or by camel, since they only travel during the night catching the star.  That took some time and patience to focus on the star. And several days, they have to wait until evening and continue their journey, never sure where it will lead them. 

Never knowing where our life, work, relationship or business will lead us, let us keep looking for that star. Unfortunately, we will never be able to see that star when the sun is up, meaning, there are so much light that the world offers. Often, we think that these are the light that we need, little money, relationship, title, prestige, pleasure – but these are just the worldly light. We know that like the branches of the trees, they fade after a long drought and a strong wind. 

Jesus. He is the light that we all need. Surely, He is bright especially in the dark times of life. When we are failing and weak, feeling burdened of all our sinfulness and worries, He will brightly shine upon us. Let us therefore not focus on the “dark nights” of our lives. Instead, let us focus on that light, gentle and true, undemanding for He will never be moving an inch apart from us, ever.

And on the daytime of our life, when things are going the same, when nothing seems dramatically happening, we know that the light who is Jesus Christ is just around us, caring, guiding, healing and loving us. We know He is always with us.

And when we seem lost and down, let us look up again. He is there.

God bless!