Cornelius a Lapide

And they came with haste , and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger . With haste, from their longing and zeal to see Christ Hence S. Ambrose remarks, “ Thou seest that the shepherds make haste ; for no one seeks after Christ with slothfulness.” And Bede, “The shepherds hasten, for the presence of Christ must not be sought with sluggishness ; and many perchance that seek Christ do not merit to find Him, because they seek Him slothfully.”