We, Three Kings Of Orient Are...
I think my favorite Christmas Story is that of the Christmas Star and the Three Wise Men... at least that's what we called them back then... today we know them as the Magi...
According to the Gospel of Matthew, The Three Wise Men found the Baby Jesus by following A Star... whch later became known as the Star of Bethlehem...
History makes allowances for many names for the Magi, but Western Christianity recognizes them as being Balthazar, from Arabia, Melchior, from Persia, and Gaspar, from India.
Each of the Magi brought a gift for the Baby Jesus... Gold, frankincense, and myrrh...
Myrrh was the most ominous of the gifts... Myrrh was an embalming lotion and was symbolic of Death.
Luke 2:10-14
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
By no stretch of the imagination do I profess to be a very religious person, but this Bible passage, for some reason, gives me great hope...
Merry Christmas to All...
And to All a Good Night!!!
~shoes~
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