Herod’s anxiety and paranoia led to one of the worst infant massacres recorded in the gospel text, and those earnest pilgrims’ story transformed the holy family’s existence into a family much like so many today seeking asylum in other lands and, in particular, in our southern border. We are reminded and admonished that after they found the infant Jesus, his mother, and Joseph, the true peril of their mission began. As we approach the season of Epiphany, we are reminded again of the story of those wise travelers who sojourned through many lands and borders in search of a newborn king.
