Christmas

“ Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men

“And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And

I was struck recently when thinking about the two sets of visitors we traditionally see at the nativity scene just

“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come

“And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger,

“And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.  And

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made through him,

“The Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a

“Christmas time, Mistletoe and Wine Children singing Christian rhyme” So begins the chorus of the inexplicably popular Christmas song by