"In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi (wise men) from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we have observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage. " When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him . . ." --Matthew 2:1-3 Our pre-Christmas class focused on the story of the magi from the East, likely from what is now Iran or Iraq, following the light of a star all the way to Jerusalem, then to Bethlehem, where they encounter Jesus, who by then may be as much as two years old. "Magi" are those with "an unusual capacity for understanding." The discussion explored the story at multiple levels: -- Stars : Do they really stop moving, or are they like a rainbow,,you never realy get to them? In the story, the tiny light is set against the expansive darkness--they follow it on a long journey. When th