The Journey – Part 2 of 3

In today’s narrative, we see the birth of Jesus, the plot to kill him, His earthly father protecting Him, some gentiles worshiping Him and others pretending to worship Him.  That’s a lot of activity and concerns to juggle for a young family, especially given that they were far from their home.

This is of course a great time for us and we celebrate the birth of Jesus.  But we should never forget the burden that Joseph, Mary and of course Jesus had on their shoulders.  I believe that little baby Jesus was unaware of what lay before Him, as were Mary & Joseph not fully aware of their futures but even at the time of Jesus’ birth, forces were seeking to kill Jesus forcing Mary and Joseph to act to keep their precious child safe.

So what were these forces and who were these gentiles?  Well . . .

Let’s get right to it.

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