The Feast of the Epiphany - Reflections
2019 1/6 Just a few thoughts in the Feast of the Epiphany - 3 Kings Day The Gospel of Matthew reading for today is of the 3 wise men from the East who followed the bright star that was the sign of the birth of the new Jewish King. Whomever these wise men were, sages, astrologers , historians or futurists, they were knowledgeable and intelligent. They were also wealthy. They traveled into a foreign land just to pay homage to the new king. But they traveled through Herod's land. Herod was the Roman ruler reigning over the Jewish land. So they traveled with some degree of uncertainty about the land and their safety in it. The star led these wise men. How is it that we find in the birth narrative three wealthy foreign kings following a bright star? Their wisdom told them much that they could believe in traveling after this star. But this was not so uncommon as fishermen and overland traders all had stars to guide them on their journeys, if ...