Summary: It still seems all but impossible to believe that, in the midst of the pomp and glory of Caesar and his commands, amongst angels surrounded by the armies of heaven confronting horrified shepherds ― we find God exactly where the Christmas story tells us we shall find God: in the flesh of a baby, wrapped in bands of cloth, using a feed-box for a crib.
The birth of Jesus did not change the outward circumstances of the people in Luke’s narrative or of our lives. Nevertheless, the birth of the Messiah brought joy, presence and hope to everyone.