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2015 Worship Guide
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Mama where is the Prince? I want to see him,
please mama, I want to see the prince. That was
the expression of a young boy who heard that
Prince Juan Carlos from Spain would come to
visit the city of New York years ago.
Many years ago also, the Wise Men wanted to
see the new King of Peace who was born in a
small town named Bethlehem. They wanted
to find Him to adore Him and to bring him
presents. (Matthew 2: 1-2) There were some
shepherds who also went to see the new King
Jesus and adored Him. Every year we celebrate
the coming of our King, our Savior, Jesus
Christ.
Thinking on all the activities during the Advent
season and on everything that is happening in
our society, I wonder and ask myself; where
can we go to find the Messiah? At the same
time, I think that we don’t have to go too far
because He is close to us. He is in the homeless
that we can see in the streets of any city. He is
in face of the baby who is crying because he
is hungry. He is in the woman who is being
abused by her husband. He is in the elder
person who does not have anybody to visit her
or him at the nursing home. What about that
person who is sick and does not have anybody
who can prepare a cup of tea for her or him?
He is in the faces of the victims of domestic or
foreign terrorism.
Where is the new Prince? He is not too far
from us. He is the One who said that the one’s
who will find Him are those who look for him
in spirit and truth (John 4:24) Where are we
looking for the new Prince? Now that we have
found the King, do we have any present for
Him? If it is your present, what is it?
According to the Gospel of Luke Chapter 2,
Jesus received presents from a small group
scientists (the Wise Men) who brought presents
to the newborn King. They brought him gold,
perfumes and myrrh. What do we have for the
new King?
Pastor Zoila Marty
Mount Pulaski, Chestnut & Latham
United Methodist Churches
Mount Pulaski, Chestnut
Where is the new King?
& Latham United Methodist Churches
