God calls each person individually and directly. We are not just numberless sheep for God. He knows us personally and calls us by name into a loving relationship with himself. He makes us collaborators, giving us a mission.

God interacts with each of us personally and individually, calling us by name. We are encouraged to respond to this call by deepening our relationship with Jesus, despite our imperfections, doubts, and the distractions of the world, so that we can find true happiness and fulfillment in God.

Today, we acknowledge and renew within ourselves that our baptism has put us into a profound grace-filled relationship with God.

This story of the magi, the wise men, seeking out the Christ-child, speaks to us of our own search for God.