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| December 24, 2005
Posted on 12/24/2005 6:34:40 AM PST by Calpernia
Nativity
About two thousand years ago, in the town of Nazareth, there lived a young woman named Mary. One day an angel appeared before her and told her she had been chosen to have a special baby. The baby would be God's son and she must call him Jesus.
Soon after the angel's visit, Mary and Joseph were married. Mary was due to have her baby when they were told they had to go on a long journey to Bethlehem, which was where Joseph came from.This was because they had to pay a special tax. Mary had to ride on a donkey for a few days over the hills of Gallilee.
At last Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem. It was crowded with other people who needed to pay their taxes. Mary was very tired and needed a place to stay. At each inn, the story was the same. There was no room for them. Eventually, one kind innkeeper said he had a stable where he kept his animals. They were welcome to stay there.
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And so it was that a few hours later, Mary gave birth to her son in that stable. She wrapped Jesus in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger full of hay.
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The shepherds wanted to go and see the baby. When they arrived at the stable, they were filled with joy at seeing Jesus lying in the manger. They knelt down and worshipped Him. They told Mary and Joseph how the angel had appeared in the sky and told them that Jesus was to be the Saviour of the world.
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The Wise Men decided to find this new ruler. They went to Jerusalem to see King Herod, as they thought the baby would be in the palace. They asked to see the child that would be King of the Jews. The king was troubled. He thought this new king may take away his throne. He told them to return when they had found the baby so that he could worship the child himself.
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The Wise Men set off to find the baby. They were guided by the star to the stable in Bethlehem. Here they knelt down and worshipped Jesus. They gave him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. That night, the men had the same dream where an angel warned them that King Herod wanted to kill Jesus and told them not to go back to his palace.
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To: Calpernia
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:13:57 AM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: RadioAstronomer; jigsaw
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:17:47 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: ancient_geezer
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:18:26 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Calpernia
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel has come to thee, O Israel.
"It's not so much the celebration of the Babe in a manger as the Man walking out of the tomb."
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:20:28 AM PST
by
shezza
(51 days...or 50 in Australia)
To: Calpernia
. . . .Merry Christmas. . . . . . . . . . . . . From East Tennessee. . . . . . .
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:21:58 AM PST
by
bert
(K.E. ; N.P . Slay Pinch)
To: Calpernia; doug from upland; Zacs Mom; PhilDragoo; Happy2BMe; potlatch; ntnychik; Smartass; bitt; ..
Merry Christmas to one and all.
And especially to you, Calpernia, for helping us keep important things fixed firmly in our hearts and minds.
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:26:38 AM PST
by
Kenny Bunk
(Democrat vote fraud must be stopped. Hello? RNC?)
To: Calpernia
And a Merry Christmas to you
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:26:59 AM PST
by
SauronOfMordor
(A planned society is most appealing to those with the hubris to think they will be the planners)
To: Calpernia
“We have been rescued from our enemies, so we can serve God without fear, in holiness and righteousness forever.” Luke 1:74-75
Merry Christmas to you and yours. The Prince of Peace shall reign for ever and ever . . .
Cap
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:28:50 AM PST
by
Cap Huff
To: Calpernia
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:30:31 AM PST
by
wizr
(Fear not death. Christ lives.)
To: Calpernia
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:31:07 AM PST
by
genefromjersey
(So much to flame;so little time !)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas FRiend!!
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:31:33 AM PST
by
prairiebreeze
(Merry Christmas!! And God bless us, every one.)
To: Calpernia; Brad's Gramma; Jim Robinson; tubebender; Pete-R-Bilt; B4Ranch; WestCoastGal; ...
Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!' —Luke 2:8-14 (NKJV) |
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:31:54 AM PST
by
glock rocks
("God's gift to you is life itself. What you do with it is your gift to God." - Leo Buscaglia)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas to you too Cal!!
All the best to you in the New Year!!
God Bless! ~jj :)
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:32:07 AM PST
by
JesseJane
(Dear GOP: It's the aliens, stupid. It's the Constitution, stupid. It's America First, period.)
To: Kenny Bunk; Calpernia; All
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:35:51 AM PST
by
Zacs Mom
(Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
To: Calpernia
and to you. I hope our disagreements next year will be few and fun.
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:35:52 AM PST
by
bigsigh
To: Justanobody; Just mythoughts; _Jim; null and void
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:36:05 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Calpernia
37
posted on
12/24/2005 7:51:43 AM PST
by
null and void
(Peace on Earth. Death to the Terrorists...)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas back! :-)
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:52:52 AM PST
by
RadioAstronomer
(Senior member of Darwin Central)
To: Calpernia; All
Merry Christmas to all freepers (excluding trolls).
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posted on
12/24/2005 7:59:02 AM PST
by
floriduh voter
(www.conservative-spirit.org Forced Exits 'R Murder - Call Your Congressman)
To: Calpernia
Lovely thread dear Calpernia! best wishes to you & those you hold dear.. for a wonderful Christmas.
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posted on
12/24/2005 8:00:10 AM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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