A king.  As they studied the Zoroastrian and biblical prophecies about a coming king, the magic of ancient Persia realized this king would be a special king.  In him, the magi saw, God would really come to earth.  Small wonder that they made the arduous journey over the Zagros Mountains, across the arid expanse of Arabia, and onto the international trade routes that coursed through the Levant, to enter Palestine.  Who would have imagined such a thing?

    Epiphany demonstrates that only when we allow inklings of the divine into our hearts will we understand what the world is really all about.

    

    God is there, yes, but we are fallen human beings.

    Physical sight is only the beginning.