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Matthew 2. 1 – 11

Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold

Money Money by Abba

We had evidence and no doubt. I had seen birth and death,
But had thought they were different; this Birth was
Hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death.
We returned to our places, these Kingdoms,
But no longer at ease h…[Read more]

Samira’s Story

I offer you my greetings, my lords and ladies, who are listening to my story today. My name is Samira, and I am the first wife of my Lord and husband Melchior – and wise and noble scholar of the land of Persia.

I would like to recount my story of how it came to be that I, Samira, journeyed with my husband to meet the baby and his…[Read more]

I’m Joseph sort-of of David’s line, apparently. We Jews have long memories, so I guess that’s right. We re-tell our stories. That kept things going in Babylon, but, well. My problem is that I’m what they call a “Mamzer”… something happened way back when. Something happened the wrong side of the blanket — people become “Mamzers” as a result, and we…[Read more]

I am the song of the Morning Star adorning the darkness of night with the unrestrainable joy of the Eternal.  I am here, blazing across the Heavens kindling a fire that will burn deep – deep and restless in your heart.

I am here to awaken, encourage and disturb you, I am here to guide you to the Holy One who awaits you.   I am the pounding hear…[Read more]

A SHEPHERD

I really shouldn’t be talking to you. This job, being a shepherd, is really crucial to me. I’m not originally from around these parts, and people in Bethlehem are suspicious of me, being a stranger and all. We’re not really popular in town anyway, smelling of sheep and dirt as you do after a few weeks out here, so I only go there when…[Read more]

I am the song of the Morning Star adorning the darkness of night with the unrestrainable joy of the Eternal.  I am here, blazing across the Heavens kindling a fire that will burn deep – deep and restless in your heart.

I am here to awaken, encourage and disturb you, I am here to guide you to the Holy One who awaits you.   I am the pounding hear…[Read more]

It is an anxious time. New stars have been seen in the sky. The people are disturbed. The king is concerned. We are summoned to make meaning. A council of the wise to bring peace through our words. We are fearful of instability. Rome does not tolerate it.. or understand our wisdom. So Herod has called for us.

It is the same in every age, we reach…[Read more]

Meditation – The innkeeper’s wife

Hello!  My name is Esther. Job, my husband, owns the Inn in Bethlehem. We’ve been run off our feet in recent weeks, haven’t had time to catch breath.  Still, we mustn’t complain. It’s good to have a little money put by.

All the extra guests have been due to the census taking place. Who would have thought that…[Read more]

Goodness I wasn’t expecting so many of you – though perhaps I should have.
There is such interest in my boy’s life story that any snippet is grasped at
So what do you want to know?
Oh – how did I feel about the exotic visitors from the East when he was born?  Hmm  I need to go back before that to explain it properly

I was just beginning to settl…[Read more]

HEROD

Now that you are all here. You must be wondering why I have summoned you at such short notice.

I have had you brought here to tell you about a planned heretical insurrection that I have discovered has re-appeared in your town of Bethlehem.

You are the leaders of that place, and you must take ultimate responsibility for everything that…[Read more]

My name is Bahman. Now, what’s left of my hair is white, but I remember that journey, many years ago — the first time I’d gone any distance from where I grew up, in Shiraz, in Persia.

Here we are follow the teachings of Zartosht — you might know him as Zarathustra — as we have for generations. Our temple has an “ancient flame” which is the term t…[Read more]

In the lunchtime and evening slots of Journey and Discovery, different people are imagining the Epiphany story through from the perspectives of different characters.

Being different characters in the story is a super way of seeing where it catches. The gospel narratives are all quite short, so there’s an invitation to see what surfaces in…[Read more]