"Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.”
Day 2:
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Day 3:
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.”
Day 4:
Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them.
Day 5:
“Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people”
Day 6:
“Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”
Day 7:
So they went with haste ...
Day 8:
… and found ...
Day 9:
... Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger.
Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”
Day 11:
And there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was.
Day 12:
When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy.
The last day of Christmas:
On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage.
Thank you to all of you who have walked the Christmas journey with me.
