Last time, we talked about the Wise Men journey to find the newborn, King of the Jews. They did not question, but believed. They expect to find everyone worshipping this child, but arrive to discover no one knows where the child is. Scripture tells us that the word of their arrival quickly reached Herod and he was terrified. He was […]
Last week, we discussed the gifts the Wise Men brought to the Christ Child and the meaning behind these gifts. However, these are not the only gifts of Christmas. There is a much greater gift. The gift Christ gives to each of us. Christmas has a greater and deeper meaning. It is about the gift Jesus gave to us, when […]
While by My Sheep was a traditional German carol by Nach Friedrich von Spee. The hymn was written in 1623 and known as Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht. Hugo Jüngst arranged the text to a traditional German melody. Theodore Baker translated the carol into English.
Last time, we took a look at who the wise men were. Matthew does not tell us how many wise men there were or their names. However, Armenian tradition identifies the “Magi of Bethlehem” as Balthasar of Arabia, Melchior of Persia, and Gaspar {Caspar} of India. The Western Christian Church has accepted this tradition and regards these three men as saints. The wise men have […]
The Wise Men approached the Christ Child and worshipped him first and foremost. More than anything the Lord wants us to spend time with him. We can worship him in so many ways whether through prayer, Bible reading, music, dancing, the written word, nature or silence the Lord is waiting for us to spend time with him. Once the Magi […]