God, it seems, favours the powerless, the unnoticed, children, babies, outsiders, and refugees with no resources or place to go. That’s why Jesus was born outside the city, in a stable, unnoticed, outside all fanfare, away from all major media, and away from all the persons and events that were deemed important at the time, humble and anonymous. God works like that. Why?
In the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar that question is asked of Jesus: why did he choose to be born when and where he was? Today he could have reached the world through mass communication – not an option available in the Holy Land of 2,000 years ago.
