The Birth of Jesus
Among others Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the town of David, in Judea—because he belonged to the family and house of David—to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was about to become a mother… While they were there her time came, and she gave birth to her first child, a son. And because there was no room for them in the inn, she swathed him round and laid him in a manger.
In that same country-side were shepherds out in the open fields, watching their flocks that night, when an angel of the Lord suddenly stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were seized with fear.
“Have no fear,” the angel said. “For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation. This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Savior, who is Christ and Lord. And this shall be the sign for you. You will find the infant swathed, and lying in a manger.” Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and singing—
“Glory to God on high, And on earth peace among men, in whom he delights.”
-Luke
Home, the House of God
I set out early to find God.
I found Him not on the hot sands of the desert,
Nor in the solitude of the wilderness,
Nor in the thronged market-place,
Nor in the confused halls of learning,
Nor in the temples of dogma and creed.
Then, returning late, I found Him,
Waiting to supply all my soul’s need,
In the shrine of the heart—Home.