Monday, December 26, 2005
THE BIRTH OF JESUS
THE BIRTH OF JESUS
-- Author KNOWN!
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be
taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that
took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria). And everyone
went to his own town to register
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to
Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the
house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who
was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While
they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave
birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed
him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping
watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to
them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were
terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring
you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today
in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the
Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in
cloths and lying in a ."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the
angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on
whom his favor rests."
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds
said to the one another, " Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing
that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was
lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word
concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who
heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary
treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things
they had heard and seen , which were just as they had been told.
(Luke 2: 1-20)
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PRAYER
"Lord our God, with the birth of your Son, your glory breaks on the
world. As we celebrate his first coming, give us a foretaste of the
joy that you will grant us when the fullness of his glory has filled
the earth."
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