The Epiphany
the Gospel speaks to us about the Magi who, arriving in Bethlehem,
open their treasures and offer gold, incense and myrrh to Jesus (cf. Mt 2:11).
These wise men from the East are famous because of the gifts they offered.
After a long journey, what do these high-ranking men in society find?
A baby with his mother (cf. v. 11) – certainly, a tender scene, but not astonishing!
They do not see angels like the shepherds did, but they meet God in poverty.
Perhaps they were expecting a powerful and prodigious Messiah – and they find a baby.
And still, they do not think they made a mistake, they know how to recognize him.
They welcome God’s surprise and experience their encounter with him with amazement, adoring him
– in his littleness, they recognize God’s face
.Humanly, we are all inclined to seek greatness, but it is a gift to know how to truly find it –
to know how to find greatness in the littleness that God loves.
For the Lord is encountered like this: in humility,
in silence, in adoration,
in the smallest and in the poor.
“Pope Francis”
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