Isaiah 60: 1-6 • Arise, shine; for your light has come.
Matthew 2:1-12 • The visit of the magi.
The journey we have undertaken following the star has reached its conclusion. We have arrived! And what do we bring? It isn’t long from birth to warning. There is not much breathing space in the life of Mary with her new babe. The family arrives in Bethlehem seeking a space in the tumult of a strange time and they leave on the run fleeing a crazy, vindictive leader. What do we bring?