For a moment, it makes me feel like we are not a year’s journey apart but only a few inches away. I look at the light in the sky, and I hope you are looking at the same star. I am feeling much older these days away from you. He will save us, and He will be condemned. Gaspar says the mother of this child will understand, but how could she? How could any woman know this? What kind of girl are we going to see? According to him, this new King will be King of kings and will die. We told him to bring some fine linen for this King’s robe, but he wouldn’t hear of it. Who brings a burial resin to a baby?īut, he knows the prophesies. He doesn’t count his coins in front of us like he has in the past. He hasn’t even mentioned how much he has with him. We knew something was going to happen and when this new star appeared, it could be only one thing: The Messiah is coming.īalthazar has brought gold, lots of gold. He can afford it. Where there were once three or four prophets in the market screaming, now there are dozens. When this new light appeared, we knew it was a sign. We knew it was God’s sign. There were always things you could count on…the stars being in their places was one of them. I know you wonder if this is a fool’s journey and sometimes, quite honestly, so do I.īalthazar and I have been watching the stars for years…this event…this alignment…never has happened. Gaspar and I are thinking of giving some to Balthazar. He snores worse than the camels and regarding his other problem…well, let’s just say that we make him ride in the back of the line. Thank you for packing the mint leaves. They have been a great help with our camels’ digestion.
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