“And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.” Luke 2:6-7
Legend has it that at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, animals gained the power of speech. The roots of this legend are found in Europe and may first have developed from the belief that when Christ was born in a manger, the donkey and oxen bowed down to worship him. If Famous could talk to me, this would be the perfect time. After the hurry of the season and the beautiful church service tonight, Famous looks at me in the now still night looking at me as if he would like to tell me something.
“Go ahead,” I tell him. “What do you want to say?” He rests on his front legs with paws crossed as if he were praying. Without speaking, there is a sense of peace in the room following weeks full of music, movies, and moments. But this moment announces the peace which comes to all who follow the Light of Christ.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem with little fanfare and among the animals of the stable. He came for us all, not just the privileged and powerful. In this we find peace that He is for us, not against us.
“Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!”
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