
December 25, 2012
Back from Bethlehem, by Gloria Gaither
On our way back from Bethlehem We could have been waylaid by Herods Or stomped down by cynics Who’d say stars are voodoo And shepherds are ignorant And there is no breeding In small towns like Nazareth. We could have avoidedThe tales and the rumorsThat swarmed through the travelers—After all, they were JewishAnd we were all scholarsAnd could have discountedParochial legends. … Continued