Scripture
Luke 2:15-16When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Matt 2:1-2[1] Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,
[2] "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him."
CommentSomething marvellous happened in history and it happened in a cave.
A cave in Bethlehem.
A place where extremes meet.
It is where heaven meets earth.
God comes to make a home in the world and finds himself homeless.
Religion and philosophy come together for the first time
The kings and shepherds kneel down together before a manger in Bethlehem.
Men of different tastes, cultures, lands, education and aspirations all find what they are looking for in the same thing.
The shepherds find their shepherd.
The kings find their king.
It is a story like no other.
The coming of the man called Christ changes everything.
Source: GK Chesterton – The Everlasting Man
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