And that is the wonder of all wonders, that God loves the lowly…. God is not ashamed of the lowliness of human beings. God marches right in. He chooses people as his instruments and performs his wonders where one would least expect them. God is near to lowliness; he loves the lost, the neglected, the unseemly, the excluded, the weak and broken. ~Bonhoeffer

Jesus the Christ was born in Bethlehem. Shepherds came to worship Him under starlight in the quiet presence of barnyard animals for but a few hours. After eight days, He was circumcised and given the name selected for Him before time began. After 40 days, an offering was made – a humble turtledove offering of worship and devotion to God, a pledge to embrace His love and His forgiveness.

Some say He would be a toddler before wise men would come with precious gifts to honor Him. It would…