A king has been born to us

SUMMARY: The Magi sought a "king" in the palace but found Jesus in a manger, revealing the semantic transformation of the concept of "king" defined by humility, simplicity, marginalization, fragility, and vulnerability. Today, we must not make the same mistake and seek Jesus in the comforts and riches of the world. Christ is a king born in the "mangers" of this world, where the power of God is perfected in vulnerabilities and disabilities. We are called to live the example of our King and pay attention to the dispossessed and marginalized, honoring the example of Jesus.

Where is the king of the Jews, who has been born? This question unleashed a crisis in the royal palace and throughout Jerusalem. Important people arrive at the government mansion with expensive gifts to pay tribute to the "born king." Herod's top advisers confirm that the announcement of the stars is correct. However, there was no pregnancy or delivery in the palace. Tremendous mess! A divine "coup" against the King of Judea dynasty.

Such is the magnitude of this scandal that Herod ordered the extermination of all the infants in the region. Alerted by an angel in a dream, Joseph, Mary and the little boy Jesus flee to Egypt to avoid the massacre. However, if we look closely, the cause of all this scandal lies in the interpretation that the Magi gave to the word "KING". Today we must meditate on the meaning of this concept so as not to make the same mistake as the "Magi from the East".

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