'The nativity story has been a light on the path of human consciousness, particularly our understanding and concern for life and one another.' Photo: Wout Vanacker / Unsplash.
‘The improvisations in that stable were more significant than anyone could have imagined.’
Bernard Coote reflects on what we were born to be in the 'Thought for the week'
by Bernard Coote
20th December 2019
Whatever else it is, the story of the nativity is an insight into the human consciousness – our self-understanding. A stable, wise men, a star, a couple needing shelter. It is remembered, retold, celebrated on every continent, every year. Its place in the human mind, its influence in history, is complex. The subject of millions of books written by the keenest minds: nonbelievers as well as believers.
