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When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under...
"A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more"
Matthew 2:16-18 NIV
Not normally a popular part of the Christmas Story... but today as we enjoy the freedom to live and worship how we want to, today pray for those around the world who are being persecuted for their faith.
Was Herod so afraid of this baby because the people would then believe in a power greater than his?
That baby, born 2016 years ago, not only split time, but ruptures our thinking about what really matters.
This time of year we try to get together with people we care about, because that really matters.
Jesus birth, God becoming man, making a way, wanting relationship with us...that really matters...for today & for all days
#christmas
#promisesofhope
#whatreallymatters

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