In this comedy sketch, two members of the wise men's entourage - one with delusions of grandeur, the other just wanting to get the camels fed - discuss how to follow a star.

The wise men are an evocative image. Mysterious strangers. A star shining in the night sky. A pilgrimage to a king. Though historically their visit most likely happened months after the shepherds visited the manger, they are just too good to keep out of our Nativity scenes.

We don't know exactly what set the wise men on their journey. They knew something of astronomy and astrology. A comet - an alignment of planets - a supernova - something told them a king was born. They also knew something of the Jewish anticipation for a Messiah. Connecting the dots, they set off across hundreds of miles of desert for a journey of weeks and months.

As Abathar in this sketch observes, there ought to be an easier way to find a king. Thanks to the king they were seeking, there is. As that king would later say, "seek and you will find."

Related scriptures: 2 Chronicles 15:2 2 Corinthians 5:17 Isaiah 43:18-20 Luke 2:34 Matthew 2:1-12