During the season of Advent we have prepared and waited anxiously for the birth of Christ. Now that Christmas has come we get to use words like Emanuel which literally means God with us. We are done preparing - God has sent Christ our Emanuel into the world and we are celebrating. The humble birth of Jesus , the presence of God in human form signals redemption for all of God's people and creation itself.  The Journey of the three wise men shows us that Christ's birth did not only herald redemption for a few but for ALL who would hear and welcome it.