One can only speculate as to the rhymes and reasons that led our tired travelers knocking on the wrong door... But, once it swung open, and they were invited in, I wonder how long it took them to realize it was wrong...
...A split-second lightening bolt kind of awareness? Oh my GOD! What have we DONE?!!??
... Or was it longer?
...A day or two?...
...a week that dragged on?... I wonder...
And what did they do then?
Did they blame themselves and each other? I told you we should have stuck to the...
Were they shocked that nobody else in Jerusalem,
neither in the temple nor in the palace, was aware that the baby king was born?
Were they self-conscious about the stir, the consternation
they caused in the palace hallways, its stagnant air now filling fast with intrigue, as
they overheard bits and pieces of hushed conversations behind closed doors…?
Did the feeling in their gut grew more weird with time, as they waited, watching, listening, listening, watching...?
Did they cringe when Herod used the same 'w' word while all hell danced inside the irises of his eyes? Were they stunned at the inadequacy of the language that allows the use of the same word to cloak unfathomable divine mystery and cover up for... murder?
Were they scared? Did they want to excuse themselves really fast and bee-line towards the closest exit?
Or did they remain calm, poised, unperturbed in their focus… knowing that the One who led them through the darkest desert nights – even with this odd detour – will eventually bring them to their destination?
Did they cringe when Herod used the same 'w' word while all hell danced inside the irises of his eyes? Were they stunned at the inadequacy of the language that allows the use of the same word to cloak unfathomable divine mystery and cover up for... murder?
Were they scared? Did they want to excuse themselves really fast and bee-line towards the closest exit?
Or did they remain calm, poised, unperturbed in their focus… knowing that the One who led them through the darkest desert nights – even with this odd detour – will eventually bring them to their destination?
Having seen what they’ve seen,
having heard what they’ve heard
was it easy...
or was it hard…
for them…
to distinguish…
to distinguish…
that despite all the wealth,
despite all the glitter and glamour,
privilege and power;
political, religious,
to the left and and to the right,...
despite all the glitter and glamour,
privilege and power;
political, religious,
to the left and and to the right,...
... inside Herod’s court...
...there was...
... nothing ...
...and nobody...
...worthy of their worship?
...there was...
... nothing ...
...and nobody...
...worthy of their worship?
Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?
For we saw His star in the east
and have come to worship Him. Matthew 2:2
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