A little girl and her mother were looking at the Nativity scene. The mother was explaining that the Wise Men were presenting their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn King. The little girl looked in great adoration at the babe in the manger, then turning to her mother, thoughtfully asked, “Why didn’t they bring him a bed?”
Today in our scriptures we meet Seekers. The Magi, Wise Men, Kings, whatever name you wish to give them, were seekers. They were pagans, but they were committed to finding the truth.” The truth will set you free,” Jesus would later say. They searched for the truth, and they found Jesus; they found the truth, Truth Incarnate.
All of us must be seekers of truth throughout our lives. None of us have completed the journey that God has set aside for us in our lives. When we are open to his grace, we continually grow in the knowledge of his truth.
I am a bit uncomfortable with people who claim not to be seekers, but to be finders. I have to tell you that the expression “I have found the Lord” does give me some cause for concern. They sometime become intolerant of those who have not had an experience similar to their own. Sometimes their assumption is that their experience of God’s presence is the sum totality of his presence.
“Wise men still seek him,” Perhaps that has become a trite expression overused on so many Christmas cards. But it is still true. We need to seek the many ways the Lord is present. A retreat experience, the birth of a child, a recognition of the depths of love of a friendship or your marriage, a traumatic situation you have survived, your adjustment to living as a single Catholic parent, the courage it takes to deal with physical challenges and sickness, all of these provide additional ways you can find the Lord. His light is strong. His love is near. May he draw us beyond the limits that this world imposes on the life where the Spirit makes all life complete.
God bless! Have a wonderful week!