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Published in the 2007 edition of 'Spotlight', a publication distributed free twice a year throughout the parish. Royal Visit to Planet Earth In his best selling book "The Jesus I Never Knew" Philip Yancey contrasts the humility that characterised Jesus' royal visit to planet earth with the prestigious image associated with world rulers today. “Queen Elizabeth II visited the United States and reporters delighted in spelling out the logistics involved: her four thousand pounds of luggage included two outfits for every occasion, a mourning outfit in case someone died, 40 pints of plasma, and white kid-leather toilet seat covers. A brief visit to a foreign country-can, easily cost 50 million dollars. In meek contrast, God's-visit to earth took place in an animal shelter with no attendants present and nowhere to lay the newborn king but a feeding trough."
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