Faithful, over hundreds of years, the Hebrews awaited the day of God’s salvation. Never did they entirely lose hope. Their symbol of faith was the Creator’s Star (also know as the Star of David) that symbolized one God who acts in the world in creation and the six days of creation. It also represents the heritage God chose for Jesus to be a part of.
Again and again, the Hebrew prophets foretold the joyful time of the Lord’s deliverance.
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. Isaiah 31:1
Hence the symbol of the Christmas Rose. But what kind of events would herald God’s act of redemption? Would there be great disturbances upon the earth? Would a heaven-sent King vanquish the armies of powers and principalities?
No, in one story there was only a star seen by some wise ones, foreigners at that. In another story the announcement comes to some humble shepherds, and a newborn babe in the manger of a Bethlehem stable.
God works in surprising ways to bring us to the warmth and joy of forgiving love.
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