Journey of the Maji

This is my very favorite Christmas quote. When things get crazy, as they always seem to do this time of year, I'm always amazed that I can find peace in this passage..."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 Maji? Or sit and watch the stars as did the shepherds? Or brood over the coming of the child as did Mary? For each one of us, there is a desert to travel. A star to discover. And a being within ourselves to bring to life." Author Unknown