I am still celebrating the Christmas Story! I am amazed at all there is to celebrate and how much I have missed over the years. I know I love the Story. I know I have read it and taught it to students over the years.
Today, I am reflecting on the way God announced Jesus' Birth to the shepherds and the Kings. I have found the differences amazing. An Angel & Angel Army vs. a new star. The shepherds heard the message sung to them. The kings studied the stars. Both messages came at night, which parallels our own spiritual darkness. To me, the angels message seems more direct and personal, but the star was the announcement to the world. Give me an angel choir and a direct personal message in a small group setting any day!
People would have known and watched the stars back then and been familiar with them. I don't know of the level of study and knowledge it would have taken to realize the message in the stars, but I do know, the Kings and their advisors had that level of knowledge.
Celebrating the Message to each of us the way God sends it to us!
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