Where Are They?

"This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria." (Luke 2:2, RSV)

I don't like change. It's an unwelcome visitor. When the census began, there were sundry reasons to protest this drastic change, yet where are the gripers? Scripture doesn’t mention any. I'd have been right in there yelling, This is stupid! Whose idea was this anyway? Things were better before....but there’s no hint of their discontent. What was the source of their silence, or more accurately, their peace? That's where my heart longs to live--