The Nativity Story, Part One

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Well, it's official, winter is here. Along with winter came the arrival of the Christmas season, one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar, second only to Easter. For most people the hustle and bustle of buying toys, and gifts for the season takes precedence over spiritual matters. Once, that was not always so. Over three thousand years ago, Christmas came into being on a cold night in a little town called Bethlehem Ephratah, in Israel. There a small child entered the world and brought God face to face with His creation. The baby's name: Immanuel, means "God With Us." Most know Him today as Jesus.
Christmas is the celebration of His birth. For the next several weeks I'm going to share with you some poems that (hopefully!) will give light and joy to your lives. I also pray as you read and share them, that you will take a moment during the festivities to give thanks to God, for the wonderful gift He gave us in His Son.

The Christmas King
Humbly, He laid in a manger
the greatest Gift of all.
He was treated like a stranger
yet, He loves us big and small.
He is the Promised One
who has come to set us free.
For, He is God's Son
who died upon Calvary's tree.
The gift goes on . . .
let us love and adore Him.
The birth of this lovely one,
who found no room in the inn.
Go, tell it as the wise men did
over the mountains and the hills,
"Jesus Christ has come to Live.
He is the Hope for this world's ills!"

Written by:
Mildred A. Baker
&
Belle Anne Leslie

Written on:
December 15, 1990