Let us allow our longings to lead us to Jesus – to the place where absence and fulfillment meet. Let our longing for peace, for wholeness, and for the fullness of God’s presence open our hearts to the reality that God has come to meet us in our waiting, in our searching, and in our longing. And in that moment, like the Magi, we will find that the star that has guided us all along has led us to the One who satisfies every longing of our hearts. Thanks be to God! Amen.