Babies are so incredibly precious. This new life containing new experiences, new promise, new possibility – opening up their mouths and squalling for the first time, clearing their lungs. A very pregnant Mary went with Joseph to Bethlehem for the census. Imagine her discomfort traveling, feeling the baby move. Then, upon arrival the town was bustling. The inn was full, so not even a bed welcomed Mary after her journey. Instead, it was in the stable that this family unpacked their bags and settled in.
Can you imagine the smells, the sounds as animals were bedded down for the night. I imagine that there wasn’t a great deal of privacy, that people were coming and going getting things and checking on their animals. It was in that stable that Mary delivered her baby. This baby was even more special, not only was he brand new to this world but also eternal, not only a brand new baby to Mary but also the Son of God who was around when the world was put into being.
A humble beginning to a Godly baby; a new possibility with eternal possibility; a new promise fulfilling centuries of promise, incredibly precious indeed.
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