The child's laughter was the first sound our weary bodies heard as we ducked and entered the clay dwelling. How different this place was from our mighty palaces made of stone!
His play turned quiet as we spoke with his parents in hushed tones.
They, too, had seen the great star in the west and wondered.
His father confirmed the date of his birth. This child- king whom we had come to worship.
He came obediently to his mother's call.
As he stood before us it seemed, for a moment, that all the light of the world originated from within him. And then he was a child again but not just a child, a King and we bowed low in his presence.
I worried that our gifts would seem strange to him, a child. Yet he touched each one reverently, almost with deep sadness.
His parents said little. Thanking us simply and offering lodging as the heady scent of our gifts filled the room.
The three of us awoke the next morning from a terrible dream! We knew at once we must return to our lands by a different route and avoid returning to Jerusalem.
The child, when we found him, was with the camels. Those ornery creatures actually kneeled for once and allowed us to mount!
I could feel the child's eyes on us as we rode away.
Truth be told, his gaze never left me. I felt His presence for the rest of my life.
His father confirmed the date of his birth. This child- king whom we had come to worship.
He came obediently to his mother's call.
As he stood before us it seemed, for a moment, that all the light of the world originated from within him. And then he was a child again but not just a child, a King and we bowed low in his presence.
I worried that our gifts would seem strange to him, a child. Yet he touched each one reverently, almost with deep sadness.
His parents said little. Thanking us simply and offering lodging as the heady scent of our gifts filled the room.
The three of us awoke the next morning from a terrible dream! We knew at once we must return to our lands by a different route and avoid returning to Jerusalem.
The child, when we found him, was with the camels. Those ornery creatures actually kneeled for once and allowed us to mount!
I could feel the child's eyes on us as we rode away.
Truth be told, his gaze never left me. I felt His presence for the rest of my life.
Shalom,
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