The Gift of The Magi

We are now into the Twelve Days of Christmas ..... the 12 days leading to the Feast of The  Epiphany which is celebrated on January 6th. The Epiphany is the day we celebrate the arrival of the three astrologers who have journeyed many miles to see the infant child born in Bethlehem. I have always enjoyed the story of the Three Kings/Three Wise men but always thought it odd that the only fact we really know for sure are their names and that they were astrologers. Now, I was born a Catholic and astrology is very frowned upon. That's very odd to me since astrologers were among the first to welcome the Son of God to the planet. If they were welcomed and received by the Holy Family who is the church to say someone can't look to the stars. I was young maybe 12 or 13 when I realized this little religious contradiction. Yes, in the Old Testament it talks about astrologers, but Christ came to change the world and in his environment astrologers where there from Day One in Bethlehem.

                               

I an not an astrologer by the way, although many metaphysicians are. I have however developed my own little custom involving the Three Wise men every Christmas season. I am like a little kid opening Christmas gifts everyday leading up to Christmas hoping I get a card with a picture of The Magi on it. I take any Christmas card I get depicting The Three Astrologers and I hang it on the inside wall over my front door. This way every time I leave my house I am reminded to follow the star and stay on course to being a better person. It is a simple practice that serves as a reminder all year long for me to keep my dreams alive and to never give up. That is the gift of The Magi to me. 

The Nativity Story (2006) is a very good dramatization of the Birth of Christ. I hope you enjoy it!