This month's Natiional Geographic contained an article on the discovery of King Herod's tomb at his large palace called the Herodium. It contained an eight story structure built on the top of a man-made mountain. At the base of the mountain was the largest swimming pool in the world. Not coincidentally Jesus was born just a few miles away in a Bethlehem cave a short time before Herod's death. Herod was the world's richest man who did everything on a large scale with the hope of being remembered as one of the greatest builders who ever lived. Jesus built on a smaller scale touching individual lives and forming a small and loving community. At last report Herod's buildings were in ruin and few remember him. Jesus is being celebrated around the world and his community still lives and grows. It seems that building relationships is more permanent then building monuments to ourselves in God's way of doing life.
DMac
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