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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nNow after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, \u201cWhere is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.\u201d \u2026<\/strong>[after Herod told them to go to Bethlehem as prophesied by Micah], they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2.1, 2, 9 \u2013 11, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s a brief summary of what we know and don\u2019t know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n So many lessons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I leave you with the\u00a0song<\/a>\u00a0that nicely captures this beautiful verse \u2013 well worth the three minutes. (Update: you may have to poke around to find the song. The link goes to some long ads first.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. (Matthew 2.10, NKJV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n P.S. We live in Monument, Colorado, and a smaller town just to our northwest is Palmer Lake. In 1935, the town laid out the\u00a0Palmer Lake Star<\/a>\u00a0on a small mountain as a symbol of hope in the middle of the depression. One can see it from I-25 driving north from Colorado Springs and from many other places, too. Every year it\u2019s on from Saturday after Thanksgiving through December. On Christmas Evening, 2022, we had a glorious sunset. Loralyn Kokes posted this picture on NextDoor:<\/p>\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Good morning! It\u2019s January 6th, the 12th day of Christmas, the commemoration of the visit of the wise men, and I’m reprising what I wrote last year… Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, \u201cWhere is … Continue reading It’s Epiphany<\/span> \n
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