Gospel: Matthew
2:1-12
When
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi
from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the
Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage. When King
Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling
all the chief priests and the scribes of the people He inquired of them where
the Christ was to be born. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea for thus it
has been written through the prophet: And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah are by
no means least among the rulers of Judah since from you shall come a ruler who
is to shepherd my people Israel. Then Herod called the magi secretly and
ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to
Bethlehem and said “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found
him, bring me word that I too may go and do him homage.” After
their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had
seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place
where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering
the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves
and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense,
and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod they
departed for their country by another way.
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Reflection:
Are you yearning
for the presence of Jesus in your life? What do you do when you are yearning
for Jesus? Do you read your bible and meditate on His living words? Do you go
to church for Holy Mass or to be with Him in the Adoration Chapel?
We’ve searched
for Jesus one way or another and our search for Him has always bore fruit for Jesus
never hides Himself from us. HE would always be there for us once we diligently
search for Him. And once we encounter Him we will never be the same person for
He will change and complete us according to His will.
The three
magi in our gospel were searching for Jesus also, but why were they searching
for the baby Jesus? Of course we all know that they have something special to give
to Jesus. But aside from their gifts
that they want to offer to HIM, why were they searching for HIM?
They were
searching for Jesus because something was deeply missing in their life and this
missing link could only be filled once they find Jesus. So they thoroughly searched
and searched they went to Jerusalem they asked for HIM there. Until they were
guided by the star to Bethlehem and there they found the baby Jesus and they
paid homage by giving HIM their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
But this
is not the end of the story for when they found Jesus they also found inner
healing that nobody could do to them except Jesus. So they went home without
anymore emptiness and missing link in their life.
Is there emptiness
in your life? Look for Jesus for He will fill your emptiness. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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