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Show A Story for All Zime, Zke Messed Birth "And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." , Luke 2:7 Christians all over the world give prayerful thanks to God for the miracle of the manger. At Christmas, in church services and in private devotions, they turn again and again to the wondrous story of that Holy Night in a spirit of thanks and humility. They recall humble shepherds, first witnesses to see and adore Jesus, herald angels singing their divine message, the Star that shone in the East guiding the Wise Men on their royal journey to Bethlehem. The first Christmas lives anew in every word of its sacred and inspiring story. The words echoing across the ages bring comfort and a solemn sense of the meaning of the holiday and its universal message. At services in small churches and grand cathedrals cathe-drals all over the world, midnight masses, vesper services, choir singing, censers exuding clouds of incense, and reverent prayers will celebrate Christmas. Christ's Hie provided a Till', NATIVITY (Center panel of an altarpieee.) Tempera and oil on canvas, transferred from wood. Painted by Gerard David, Flemish artist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Jules S. liachc Collection, 1949. lesson for all. His legacy to mankind is summed up in His words (John 15:11) "These things have I spoken spo-ken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, command-ment, that ye love one another an-other as I have loved you." |
