It was our very own Saint Bede the Venerable who first gave the traditional names and colours to the Three Wise Men.
Like the Wise Men, we encounter God first in His Creation, the Star.
That leads us to our encounter with God in Scripture, the Prophecy.
And that in turns leads us to our encounter with God in the Person of Jesus Christ, the Christ Child, the Blessed Sacrament.
You could make a three point sermon out of this.
ReplyDeleteI once did. Yes, really.
DeleteA magnificent post by a superlative thinker.
ReplyDeleteSteady on, it's only 70 words.
DeleteThe Gettysburg address is only 270 words. It takes a type of genius to be concise and inspirational.
ReplyDeleteThen I must have nearly four times more of it than Lincoln had.
DeleteThat’s true but your theological insights also invite comparisons with Chesterton.
ReplyDeleteWell, that would have made him laugh, anyway.
DeleteThere’s no one writing today with a better insight into what GKC’s thinking could mean for this godless age.
ReplyDeleteAt some point, I'll do a post on the people to whom that really did apply.
DeleteOnly you could do that. That’s the point.
ReplyDeleteWhen I have the time, then.
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