Being a king

Gospel: Matthew 2: 1-12 …Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews?"

Kings in olden times were persons of power and superiority over others. In modern times, power and authority to govern emanate mostly from the people who would choose the person/ s that would act like the kings of old. At all times, and I believe until the end of time, deep within the human person, there is the desire to be like a king over his own life and over those of the others. Like Herod, each person would search and eliminate anyone who would be a threat to his "kingship". Everyone then would not trust each other, would subdue the others and do anything to keep his authority over others. Life then would be a continual battle for kingship and supremacy when everyone wants to be king. Life and work would be a battlefield.

Instead, the "three kings" from the east searched for the new King in order to pay homage to Him. They considered then their being kings in relation to someone more powerful and greater than them. They submitted to the wisdom acknowledging the truth about ourselves, that we are creatures and that the powers we have are gifts from the Creator, whom we should accept as our King. Like the three kings, we should then learn that the human person who wants to be a king must know that he is subject to the God, and therefore search for Him and for the ways and means to pay Him homage and allegiance. When we live our daily life and perform our daily work with kingly dignity and ability, offering them to God's glory, we could then claim with kingship as a participation of that of the King of the Jews.