(author unknown)

If, as Herod

We fill our lives with things,

And again with things;

If we consider ourselves

So unimportant that we must fill

Every moment of our lives

With action,

When will we have the time to make

The long, slow journey across the desert

As did the Magi?

Or sit and watch the stars

As did the shepherds?

Or brood over the coming of the Child

As did Mary?

For each of us,

There is a desert to travel.

A star to discover.

And a being within ourselves to bring to life.