A Birth

The Magi begin there journey in a distant place. The journey begins not in the summer but in “The very dead of winter” (5). The world is cold, not only because of the winter but because of the sin the world. The cold inflicts its toll on the Magi and their men. The cold as if it were Satan himself trying to keep the Magi and their men away from Bethlehem. They think of warmer and more fun times with their liquor and women.

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To think it all started with the birth of one child. The death is the realization of the Magi and their men that they have been spiritually dead inside all along. However, with sin there is always good. For the better, one would have to say yes. In Bethlehem, the Magi and their men meet temptations. Magi’s’ men want to turn around and quit. The smell of the new vegetation and the running stream is new life. After returning home, the Magi and their men were no longer at ease with what they saw. The men begin to go crazy “With the voices singing in our ears, saying that this was all folly” (19), because of the cold. In the distant “three trees on the low sky” (24) the Magi are standing tall. Changed forever are they upon seeing the birth of one child. Gods’ presence is ripping away the cold and lighting the way to Bethlehem for “and old white horse galloped away in the meadow” (25), the old white horse being God. They come upon a tavern where there is “six hands at an open door dicing for pieces of silver” (27).

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Approximate Word count = 478
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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