It is a wonderful thing to know that a great army of Canadian ambassadors are out heralding the good news in a host of languages. Christ was born in humble surroundings not unlike most of the contexts of our international workers.

It is there where God has called them, they leave the luxury of their Canadian homes; the closeness and warmth of family; they enter as strangers into a foreign and often inhospitable setting to live as ambassadors of the Bethlehem king.

From the earliest days, the visit of the Magi has been celebrated as a recognition, even in the Gospel account, of the inclusion of the Gentiles in the Kingdom reach of the Christ. But if we’ll take some time to reflect on this understated declaration, and to unpack it a bit, we can only marvel at the facets of God’s working to reach the nations.

When a group of four to eight-year olds were asked “What is love?”, their responses were incredibly accurate and insightful...