The poem “Journey of the Magi” may seem to be just the story of some Magi and their men’s wild experiences in the desert. However, the details in the poem prove otherwise. In all truth, the poem describes how the world is full of sin but changing upon the coming of a birth. The Magi begin there journey in a distant place. The journey begins not in the summer but in “The very dead …showed first 75 words of 488 total…

…showed last 75 words of 488 total…an alien people clutching their gods” (42) for they have not yet experienced the grace of Jesus Christ. Even though Jesus died many years, we still have sin today. However, with sin there is always good. Good being the greatness of god working around every corner, spreading love and hope for everyone. The world is changing. For the better, one would have to say yes. To think it all started with the birth of one child.