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<\/p>\nMy dear<\/p>\n
Thanks for new year wishes from some of you.<\/p>\n
Feast of the Epiphany on Sunday\u2026 the three kings follow a star and come to visit Jesus.<\/p>\n
This looks like a funny cartoon picture of the event. It isn\u2019t!<\/p>\n
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There is another story about what happened at the manger that wonderful day\u2026<\/p>\n
The second king, Gaspar, seems to have misunderstood and makes a present of Frankenstein\u00a0 to Jesus.<\/p>\n
Melchior (who brings the gold) and Balthazar (who brings myrrh) are shocked.<\/p>\n
Mary and Joseph are puzzled. The ass and the sheep are nervously scared.<\/p>\n
And the little chicken flees for her life.<\/p>\n
Look closely at the faces of Gaspar and Jesus.<\/p>\n
Gaspar is smiling happily because he is sure he has done the right thing.<\/p>\n
Little Jesus sees the goodness in Gaspar\u2019s simple but beautiful heart, and he chuckles delightedly too.<\/p>\n
Frankenstein is\u00a0 smiling happily as well but you cannot see his face.<\/p>\n
The world does not like to look at ugly faces even if they have a smile on them.<\/p>\n
It is Gaspar\u2019s love and concern for Frankenstein that prompts him to brings him to Jesus.<\/p>\n
Jesus sees this in Gaspar\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n
Frankenstein is not the monster the world makes him out to be.<\/p>\n
Things went wrong for him and this is the way he turned out.<\/p>\n
He seems ugly on the outside but there is beautiful inside of him.<\/p>\n
Gaspar sees this. Jesus also sees this.<\/p>\n
Jesus is happy with Gaspar\u2019s gift because he sees in Frankenstein the many people things have gone wrong for.<\/p>\n
He sees everyone that the world rejects and considers ugly.<\/p>\n
He has come for these people too…especially for these people \u2013<\/p>\n
the poor, the downtrodden and the trampled upon, the discarded, the despised and the ugly.<\/p>\n
He will help them see themselves as beautiful. He will help others see them as beautiful as well.<\/p>\n
Because of Jesus\u2019 example and teaching, many will reach out in caring and love to the Frankensteins of this world.<\/p>\n
We can join Jesus in doing this.<\/p>\n
And Jesus will smile delightedly at us too, because we will be continuing and multiplying<\/p>\n
the goodness\/Godness he brought into the world.<\/p>\n
And the angels in heaven will sing out even more joyfully:<\/p>\n
Glory to God in the highest<\/p>\n
And peace on earth to people of good will…!<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople of good will\u2026\u201d\u00a0 hey, you can be one of these too!<\/p>\n
Reach-out joy and peace blessings to all of you for all of 2016 and beyond.<\/p>\n
Love, Terry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My dear Thanks for new year wishes from some of you. Feast of the Epiphany on Sunday\u2026 the three kings follow a star and come to visit Jesus. This looks like a funny cartoon picture of the event. It isn\u2019t! There is another story about what happened at the manger that wonderful day\u2026 The second … <\/p>\n