open our eyes

Saturday January 1st, Matthew 2: 16 When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men. The powers of evil and greed seldom see the victims in their path. To Herod they were only collateral damage in the quest to maintain power. In his lifelong quest even his own children had fallen in his quest. In the world of God they are not faceless victims, they are the children of God. When we see the children fallen on the wayside, they are the children of God. When we see the hungry in the food lines, they are the children of God. When we hear of collateral damage, they are the children of God. When we hear of children in far off lands, we are reminded that the wise men from far off lands came to worship the King and are the children of God. This new year, let us open our eyes to all who are the children of God.