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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
61
posted on
12/24/2005 11:20:39 AM PST
by
Ros42
(Merry Christmas to our Heroes)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas, Calpernia. Those are great pictures!
62
posted on
12/24/2005 11:25:51 AM PST
by
writer33
(Rush Limbaugh walks in the footsteps of giants: George Washington, Thomas Paine and Ronald Reagan.)
To: Calpernia
Cal, that was beautiful. Thank you so very much.
And Christmas blessings to you and yours.
To: Calpernia
Beautiful!
Thank you, Calpernia.
A Merry Christmas to you and God bless us everyone.
Leni
To: Brad's Gramma; Squantos; Eaker; TheMom; humblegunner
And a very Merry Christmas to my Lone Star FRiends!
65
posted on
12/24/2005 11:37:37 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: glock rocks; Squantos; TheMom; humblegunner
Merry Christmas to you Glocks!!!!
And Squantos!
And Humble!
And my dear wife!
66
posted on
12/24/2005 11:49:00 AM PST
by
Eaker
(My Wife Rocks! - I will never take Dix or El Roy off of my ping list.)
To: Calpernia
Thank you so much for this beautiful greeting, Calpernia.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Best Wishes,
indcons
67
posted on
12/24/2005 11:56:40 AM PST
by
indcons
(Merry Christmas FReepers)
To: Calpernia; All
May your Christmas be Joyful!
68
posted on
12/24/2005 12:06:12 PM PST
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas to you too!! And, a happy, healthy New Year!
To: Calpernia
Thanks for all your efforts to keep FReepers informed.
May you & yours be blessed with a Joyous Christmas & Happy New Year!
70
posted on
12/24/2005 12:50:24 PM PST
by
JulieRNR21
(Merry Christmas! Jesus is the Reason for the Season!)
To: SandRat
71
posted on
12/24/2005 1:35:39 PM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas back at ya!
72
posted on
12/24/2005 1:35:44 PM PST
by
sauropod
(Walk with the King today and be a blessing.)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas to you and yours too.
73
posted on
12/24/2005 2:00:38 PM PST
by
CindyDawg
(Merry Christmas to all and to all a good afternoon)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas to you, Calpernia! May your home be filled with peace, joy, and abundant blessings through our Lord Jesus Christ.
74
posted on
12/24/2005 2:04:29 PM PST
by
jer33 3
To: Calpernia
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Merry Chistmas From Arizona
75
posted on
12/24/2005 2:29:37 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Brad's Gramma
76
posted on
12/24/2005 4:18:26 PM PST
by
Dog
( ABMcM(Anybody but McCain....except Bill Frist))
To: Calpernia
,,, you have a great Christmas and all the best for 2006!!
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas to you, too!
78
posted on
12/24/2005 5:43:20 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: Calpernia
Merry Christmas to you, Calpernia, and to all FReepers.
79
posted on
12/24/2005 5:57:39 PM PST
by
lakey
To: Calpernia
Thank you ever so much and I wish right back at you and yours as well as the rest of Freepers a very Merry Christmas.
I pray that our military and their families be blessed this Christmas and may they be soon rejoined with their loved ones.
We are truly a blessed nation and I am most thankful for the blessings bestowed upon US.
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