And by
the light of that same star
The
wise men came from country far,
To
seek for a king was their intent,
And to
follow the star wherever it went.
Nowell,
born is the King of Israel.
The wise men have always intrigued me. Unlike the people of
Israel, for whom the story of a Messiah was somewhat familiar, these Magi had
backgrounds shrouded in mystery, and we can’t know what they thought they would
find at the star’s guiding. Surely they were expecting a king recognized by his
subjects, properly anointed and installed to the throne. Nestled in this verse
of The First Nowell is this intriguing line: “...and to follow the star wherever it
went.” Not to follow the star wherever they thought it should go, or to follow
the star until it became inconvenient, or to follow the star until it was clear
that the star didn’t know what it was doing. To follow the star…wherever it went.
May we, like the Magi, follow the star wherever it leads us,
laying aside our preconceptions of appropriate destinations, surrendering our
notions of a proper king for the reality of a Savior beyond our understanding.
Follow the star.
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