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The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in Egypt in 1799 famously opened a door to understanding ancient Egyptian culture that had been closed for two thousand years. Over time, “ROSETTA STONE” has become a synonym for any interpretive key that enables previously unknowable mysteries to become known. Tonight, as we bend our ears to the story of Jesus’ birth, we ask whether St. Luke has left any interpretive key for us to discover, anything that will help us better comprehend what, at core, this good news story is really about.

This sermon explores the two primary narratives embedded in Luke's story and asks which one truly counts and what that means. In the end, it concludes, Luke shows us how God is at work in Bethlehem deconstructing a world built on power and privilege and reconstructing in its place a world built on mercy and compassion.