Mary was very pregnant and Joseph needed to get her to a safe place. But when they got to the city of David, over and over again, they were told the same thing. 
Finally they were able to find somewhere to rest-- in a stable, a barn, of all places! Mary gave birth to their son, Jesus, and placed the babe in a bouncer... er, a MANGER:
Nearby while shepherds were taking care of their sheep, an angel appeared to them. They were AFRAID:
Sore AFRAID:
But the angel told them they had nothing to fear. For born this day was a Savior to all people, Jesus Christ the Lord! They should follow the star to find this young king.
Meanwhile, wise men followed the same star to find where Jesus lay. Once they saw Him they knew He was the Christ Child, so they fell down to WORSHIP Him just like the shepherds had done:
They found out the bad king Herod had plans to hurt the baby ("Oh, no!") so they departed, basically RAN, into their own country another way. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus also RAN to "Bees-shup" (Egypt) until it was safe again.
You see, Jesus had many special things to do while He was on this earth.
Celebrating the HOPE, on this first Sunday of Advent, that this story brings to us all!
7 comments:
Yay Hope! Good Job with your acting skills, pretty impressive! Can't wait to see you all soon!
Andrea
What a great way to start my Monday :) Too precious!!
P.S. The stocking stuffers are adorable, great idea!!
Very Good Hope! You are too Cute and you crack me up. You have brightened my day. Katrina you do such an Awesome job with your blog. Keep up the good work my friend.
so precious...i see an "Academy Award" in her future ;)
So sweet!
My favorite has to be afraid! You seem to have a budding actress on your hands...
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