Love, for winning over

'Leave your work and your play-time,
And kneel in homage and prayer,
The Prince of Love is smiling
Asleep in His cradle there!'
--- Herbert S. Brown

You say you want a revolution? Make your planning list, which might include arms and ammo, spies, strong leaders, secret plans, power plays, and more. God planned a revolution, and sent...a baby, smiling in his sleep. Not exactly the world's definition of power, or strength, or control. The rest of Jesus' life was a lot like this, too; never making exactly those strategic moves that would overthrow the powers that were, that would land him and his followers in the seat of power instead. Jesus lived a topsy-turvy life, and preached a topsy-turvy gospel: the last shall be first, the poor will be filled while the rich are sent hungry away, he who would be master must be slave of all. And to think it all started here, with the Prince of Love smiling in his sleep in a royal cradle made of hay.
A lot of years later, we learned that Mary Tyler Moore was the one "who can turn the world on with her smile." Maybe so, maybe so. But maybe she was the second, not the first. 'The Prince of Love is smiling, asleep...'
Love, for winning over...