If we learn anything at all from the shepherds in Bethlehem, it is that God Himself will bring good news of peace and joy and deliverance to men of good will everywhere. The shepherds came to Jesus because the Father drew them there. Maybe as He grew, Jesus heard the story from Mary and was later able to say, "No one can come to Me unless the Father draw him."
All men of good will, on whom the favor of God rests, will eventually come to Jesus, though they may not know Him by name. Those who seek other gods will refuse to acknowledge Him. So the question is, "What are you seeking?" "What do you want?"
The pure of heart will answer, "The kingdom of God." Others will say, "We want to build a tower for ourselves that reaches into the heavens." God Himself is a tower and refuge to those who seek Him. And those who seek Him will find the Son He sent.
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Those who find the ways of Christ in this life are truly blessed, but those that truly follow Christ's ways in this life seem few. We can only hope that all people seeking God will come to the same place in the afterlife where they will all see the real face of God and all the faces of all the children of God, including Christ's, come back into unity with the Infinite Power of Goodness.
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