Tag: Christmas story
Three gifts argue over their worth, only to discover the greatest gift of all—a baby named Jesus.
Among the various characters in the story of the birth of Jesus, I have a soft spot for the magi. I have imagined them as learned men who don’t fit with the more provincial characters in Jerusalem, but who are puzzled and disappointed by the unwitting ignorance and self-interested plotting they encounter.
Dressed in period costume, the drama began with an announcement to all citizens (spectators) that they must go to Bethlehem in the upcoming census.