“Could it really be true, the Shepherds wondered, that the Lord Almighty chose to express His love for Israel through the birth of a baby? Upon reflection it was decided that the best stories in Torah almost always began with the birth of a long-awaited son.
Yet tonight, everything had seemed so ordinary: A young woman in labor urgently seeing shelter in a village packed with travelers. A baby boy born in the warmth of Bethlehem's lambing cave. It was hard to see the miracle in that.
Yet is was a miracle. The Son of God reached out to the world from the womb of a virgin as the prophets foretold. The first bleating cry of His voice was heard from the midst of firstborn male lambs destined for Temple sacrifice. Perhaps one day it would all make sense, but tonight the meaning remained a puzzle to the participants in the drama.”
( from “Sixth Covenant”, p4. by Brock and Bodie Thoene… you must read the whole series – there are 11. No, really - Do it. You will NEVER regret it. They have changed my whole Christmas experience, not to mention my heart. I am reading the whole series a second time now… Blessings to you - Jenn)
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Beautiful!
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