Magi from the east came . . . to worship him. Matthew 2:1,2 The longest journey we ever made at Christmas on land was from Bryan, Texas, to Warm Springs, Georgia, where my husband's parents lived. It was 840 miles, which made it a two-day trip for our small family. But it was worth every mile to see family we didn't see as often as we wanted to. The Magi get the prize for taking the longest journey at the first Christmas. While no one knows exactly where the Magi originated