On
holidays or “Holy Days” we tend to reflect on the meaning of the said “Holy Day.”
Today is Christmas, and we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the son of God, who
was born of a virgin, died for the sin of the people in the world and was
resurrected on the third day after His crucifixion. Today we celebrate His
coming into the world. We know this because the Gospels tell us what happened –
2,000 years later.
At
the time of Jesus’ is birth, news traveled a little slower than today in 2011. Messages
were sent via messengers on horseback, camel-hump or by ship. They even ran
marathons or sent pigeons with pertinent information. It could take days, weeks
or even months for information to arrive to populations around the world or in
various kingdoms.
Today,
we are accustomed to instantaneous information via the television, radio, Facebook,
Twitter, MySpace, instant messaging and other internet mediums. What would have happened
if Jesus were born in the age of the internet?
The
social stigma Mary received for being pregnant and unwed would have not been as
taboo, and the Wise Men would have flown to Bethlehem. BUT what if Mary & Joseph had Facebook?
What would their “newsfeed” look like?
If
Mary & Joseph had Facebook…
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