Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother.
Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.
This passage describes the humble birth of Jesus the Savior of humanity. Jesus was born in a very lowly setting and was welcomed into the world by the lowliest and poorest people, yet His birth was announced by the angels as ‘good news of a great joy which will come to all people’.
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
“Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosyare cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.