Thought of the Day !!

In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, 'Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.'When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
Matthew 2:1-4

According to theologian Soren Kierkegaard, "The three kings had only a rumor to go by. But it moved them to make that long journey. The scribes were much better informed, much better versed. They sat and studied the Scriptures like so many dons, but it did not make them move."

The possibility of meeting Jesus led the wise men to do something. They took action. The scribes, on the other hand, knew tradition and had studied the scriptures. They believed that they had enough, so they took no action.

The question for us is this. Will the possibility of meeting Jesus lead us to action (action that may take us to unfamiliar or unsettling places or situations)? Or are we satisfied with where we are?

In the love of Christ,
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