Today, We……
(Today is the FEAST of the EPIPHANY, one of the oldest Christian Feasts, The Catholic and Protestant Churches focus on the VISIT of the MAGI; the Eastern Orthodox Churches on the BAPTISM OF JESUS in the River Jordan. This poetic-reflection is to CELEBRATE the day!)
Today, We SEARCH…..
Longingly for the truth, life and light
In a manner sincere but discreet
Plodding through boring manuscripts
Just like the professional scientists
Gazing at the galaxies in the skies
Seriously asking a million “whys’
Very eagerly waiting for the day
To be revealed to us, the true way
Today, We SEE …..
The star in the faraway east
For us indeed a veritable feast
We begin our arduous journey
Without any shred of hesitancy
Our nagging doubts and human fear
Makes that shining star to disappear
The road we lose but find a palace
Which on hindsight is a sheer disgrace
Today, We SHARE…
Our dreams and all our hopes
With those who are certainly dopes
They soon connive and plot horribly
Being naïve, we don’t see treachery
We later find the Child and to him we give
All that we are and have, so others may live
Gold, frankincense myrrh and much more
Camels, warm clothes and food for the poor
Today, We SACRIFICE….
Going back to that beastly den of power
Steeped in jealousy, pride and rancour
We forfeit the privileges Herod promised
Fully aware they were bribes so tarnished
We give up the easy way to our destination
Embracing the new found path to salvation
The faith we have after worshipping the King
Is far precious and of that, we will always sing
Today, We STAND….
With the humble Holy Family of Nazareth
As they seek refuge in a foreign land, Egypt
The gifts we gave them they have left behind
They had to flee at night in a manner unkind
The camels however were their great solace
As they transported them to a more secure place
The trio we serve, advocate for, genuinely accompany
That is why we are known by the world as THE MAGI
Today, We SUPPORT…
Wholeheartedly, refugees and all those displaced
The poor, the marginalised and others excluded
The child who needs loving and total protection
From the world’s violence and evil subjugation
The ‘Mary’ who lives in our mother and our sister
Who is despised and ill-treated because of her gender
The gifts we bring are no longer material and worldly
But those of love, peace, joy, justice, equity and dignity!
