Candle Press

Could we risk peeking out of our silos?

What if we chose to listen to responsible voices of perspectives different from our own?

What if liberals would check out, say, The National Review?

What if conservatives would consider, say, Politico or Mother Jones?

Maybe we could have intelligent discussions -- not so much trying to change the other's mind, but hearing where they are coming from and then seeking common ground.

Who knows. We might start a trend!

The wise ones (here depicted by the amazingly gifted artist, He Qi) made their visit, offered their gifts, and taking with them what they had observed -- went home by a different way.

What "different way" might the Season of Epiphany be inviting us to consider?

There is more that we do not know, than we do know, about the wise ones who followed the star they saw -- to find the baby they sought.

They left us no biographies -- no wise sayings. They simply went where they're pretty sure they were called to go and then gave from what they had from their treasure chests.

What's in your treasure chest?