
The wise men came from another country. They saw peace shining from baby Jesus, from his mother Mary and from his father Joseph. The wise men saw there was another way. They wisely returned to their own country another way.
That other way is still shining for us. It shines when we pray, when we consider the poor, the homeless, the depressed, the ill, the dying. It shines when we give thanks for our own shelter, our own joy, our own health, and a peaceful death.
Lead us to be wise in our thoughts, words and deeds during this 2025 Epiphany time. When we pray, lead us to remember that you love every human on the planet, that you want each of us to be wise so that your will will be on earth as it is in heaven.