We know from the offering that Mary and Joseph brought that they were poor. One of the things that I value most about Christianity is that it is rooted in simplicity and humility. It hasn't come to conquer through worldly power. It doesn't come to rule over -- it comes to serve, and the beauty and sweetness of the Gospel, rooted in service, has attracted billions over the millennia.
It's an amazing concept -- God comes to serve you, dressed in humility. He hasn't come to wow you through riches and influence, but to bring you in to the Kingdom through acts of selfless love. We who are attracted are then sent back into the world to show such love to others.
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