Show I 1 the nativity by H I 1 phillips time there went forth A A AT T THAT decree from the caes caesara caesars ars that world orld should be enrolled whole W jerand je dand and hewn to a pattern patter n ca should be a census ceniu s of re there that and arms and philosophies sources sl an went to be enrolled every aal and unto nto his own city and joseph one from galilee out of the went up P nazareth into judea which of city because he bethlehem was is called the lied house an and d f family a mily of david to his espoused enrolled with mary Fife ie who was with child that when and it came to pass there her days were were ere they that she should be 5 delivered c evered and she brought forth her c born child and wrapped him in firstborn first addling clothes and laid him in a there was no room because ager aei tu inn and there was bothem them at th the e for darkness 0 ver over the inn now and founds ands of quarreling and across the lighted windows windo ws lunged clumsy figures shouting the he warlords war lords were in the inn sumptuously quartered lolling in fine chairs in their feet their muddy boots on the beds the dictators were there too they had taken the whole first floor months ahead and were now bellowing orders to the servants and they could be heard beard complaining that their patience was being belli exhausted greed was in the inn sprawled across a great bed covetousness and cupidity were swaggering dag gering about the hall laughing coarsely hatred had taken over a rouble double room and could be heard snarling nari ing at envy and intolerance who claimed to have a prior right to the large chamber with double windows and in the corridors of the first goor floor a great bully of a man slashing about with a sword reviling his companions pan ions and boasting of some book he had written about conquering all mankind and reducing those who did not flot agree with him to slavery this man was called conquest and he was demanding a great front suite where he could have more breathing space ard and nowhere within the inn in was there love kindliness faith hope or charity 4 now there were in the country humble people with no hate in their t hearts keeping the faith watching over their own and righted affrighted aff by the horrors that were about them and I 1 by the drone of bombers that passed overhead blotting out the glory of the stars and they were weary of ultimatums ultima tums and threats and challenge and counter challenge and sick of heart at the corruption of mind and spirit 0 0 and behold an angel of the lord stood over them and the brightness of god shone round and said fear not for behold I 1 bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all people for this day is born to you a saviour who is christ the lord in the city of david and who is the prince of peace the deliverer of atthe the afflicted and the christ of love a and nd tolerance and this shall be a sign unto you you shall find the want infant wrapped in swaddling clothes sad laid in a manger and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising wd god and saying glory to god in the highest and on earth peace good will toward men III arid and they came with haste and foad bound the infant lying in the manger and rd the arrogant within the inn were fenced silenced and the drone of the ships ox of destruction sweeping overhead was no more neither were there sounds of distant cannonading canno tc their ears came only the breathing of the cattle and the first cries oi of the we christ child and they under stood rood the words that had been spoken boken to them |