Recent events have been weighing on my heart this Christmas season, so much killing.
We have all heard the Christmas story from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. However, there is a less-told story in Revelation that parallels the traditional story.
Revelation does not mention shepherds, nor does it mention the murderous king Herod. Instead, there is a great red dragon (Satan) that leads a vicious struggle against heaven. On earth a baby is born, and the dragon waits to devour him. At the last moment the baby is saved and the mother flees with him into the desert.
We live on a single plane of existence, but it is not the only one. There is ours, a world of great experiences, but there is also one beyond our understanding, a world of angels and demons, of good and evil. This world is known as Heaven and Hell. God became a baby, a mortal human. The choir of angels sang not only to the shepherds, but also to the entire universe. This world is still a battleground.
Our prayers go out to all the families who have lost loved ones.