There is a reading by J. B. Phillips called The Visited Planet. It’s about a junior angel who is being given a tour of the universe by a senior angel. After touring all the galaxies of the universe, they come at last to our solar system. The junior angel is tired and bored and not very impressed by what he sees. The senior angel points to the earth and says, “Keep an eye on that planet.”
The younger angel thinks the earth looks small and dirty and insignificant.
“That is the Visited Planet,” say the senior angel.
“You don’t mean …” the junior angel begins to interject . . .
“Yes,” the senior angel replies, “that planet has been visited by our young Prince of Glory.”
“Do you mean to tell me that He stooped so low as to become one of those creeping, crawling creatures of that floating b…