Wednesday Week 15

There, in the stable, amongst the chickens and the donkeys and the cows, in the quiet of the night, God gave the world his wonderful gift. The baby that would change the world was born. His baby Son.

Mary and Joseph wrapped him up to keep him warm. they made a soft bed of straw and used the animals' feeding trough as his cradle. And the gazed in wonder at God's Great Gift, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

Mary and Joseph named him Jesus, "Emmanuel" - which means "God has come to live with us."

Because, of course, he had.

The Jesus Storybook Bible - Sally Lloyd Jones