마태 2,1-12 주님 공현 대축일

제가 당신께 드릴 수 있는 것은
저의 약함과 한계, 잘못과 실수…
그러나 저를 향한 당신의
그 무한한 사랑 때문에
저는 그 모든 저의 부족함과 죄스러움에도 불구하고
매일 매 순간 있는 그대로의 모습으로
당신께 나의 응답을 드리려 용기를 냅니다.
황금과 유향과 몰약이 아니라도
“괜찮다. 다 괜찮다!”
하시는 당신께
오늘도 저의 하루를 드립니다.

– 고 마리 마르타 수녀 🙂

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,
in the days of King Herod,
behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews?
We saw his star at its rising
and have come to do him homage.”
When King Herod heard this,
he was greatly troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him.
Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people,
He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea,
for thus it has been written through the prophet:
And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
since from you shall come a ruler,
who is to shepherd my people Israel.”
Then Herod called the magi secretly
and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.
He sent them to Bethlehem and said,
“Go and search diligently for the child.
When you have found him, bring me word,
that I too may go and do him homage.”
After their audience with the king they set out.
And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them,
until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.
They were overjoyed at seeing the star,
and on entering the house
they saw the child with Mary his mother.
They prostrated themselves and did him homage.
Then they opened their treasures
and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod,
they departed for their country by another way.