Musings From A Rolling Eyed Turtle

If you had an important message to share, who would you share it with to insure that the message gets out?   The political leaders? The religious leaders? The rich? The powerful? To those with the greatest influence? The people who have access to modes of communication? Just my impressions, but it seems to me that: If you sent it to the political leaders, they might use it for political gain. If you sent it to the religious leaders, they might filter it to reflect their views. If you sent it to the rich, they might leverage it for financial gain. If you sent it the powerful, they might use it to further consolidate their power. If you sent it to those with the greatest influence, they might use it advance their agenda. If you sent it to those who have access to modes of communication, they might shape it fit their optics. The message was this:  And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.”

The definitions are somewhat simple and straightforward: Become –   to come, change, or grow to be, to come into being. Dwell - to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside, to live or continue in a given condition or state. But the meanings of the words, in context, are so far beyond simple that they border on the incomprehensible: The Word became flesh.  The infinite, glorious, eternal Word became robed in flesh.  And not only that, but the flesh came into being in the womb of a virgin! The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.  The infinite, glorious, eternal King left His royal heavenly dwelling place and came to live among those whom He created!  And the response to such incredibly profound and almost incomprehensible events is not so very stellar: “The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.” (John 1:5) “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.” (John 1:10) “He came to t

Sometimes just swapping out a letter in a word and replacing it with another can create a literary adventure… Take the word “ponder”.  The meaning of ponder is to weigh in the mind, to think about, reflect upon.  Swap out the “P” and replace it with a “W” and you get “wonder”.  The meaning of wonder is a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable . The literary adventure can get even more intriguing when you combine the original word with the new word.  In this case, you ponder the wonder.  That is, you weigh in the mind, think about and reflect upon a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar or inexplicable! Just in case you need something on which to ponder the wonder, I’ll give you some clues: Prophesies made centuries earlier and fulfilled in every way; A baby placed in a manger; News of this baby first delivered to a bunch of shepherds;