Surprise

2000 years ago. The shepherds were surprised. They knew the stars in the sky. They saw them every night. But this one was new.

Then the real surprise. Bright light and glory! And for them. The poorest of the poor. The nobodies. The also-rans.

The wise men were surprised. They too knew the stars in the sky and this one had no right to be there. And it was for them. The richest. The wisest. But not so rich and wise as to think they could ignore the sign, ignore the call.

260 years ago. The audience were surprised. What an amazing sound. Handel had been working on The Messiah for an incredibly short period of time. He was inspired. The sound was in his head, the star was in the sky. Refusing food and sleep, he kept working until it was finished. As the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ was completed, with tears in his eyes, Handel cried out “I did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself.”

Recently in a shopping mall in Canada. The innocent shoppers were surprised. They had no idea that a full choir had seated themselves across the food court in what was to be one of the best Flash Mob’s ever.

2000 years ago. 260 years ago. Today. It’s still true. Enjoy the video. And Happy Christmas!