The Story of Jesus.
In the village of Nazareth lived Joseph and Mary. Joseph was a carpenter and Mary was a young women who would become his wife. Mary told Joseph of a dream in which she was visited by an angel who told her she had been chosen to bear the Son of God and his name was to be Jesus. Joseph and Mary left Nazareth for Bethlehem. Mary was pregnant, and close to the birth, rode on a donkey while Joseph walked beside her. They traveled for days and rested at night.When they reached Bethlehem it was night. They looked for a place to rest, but all the rooms were taken at the inn.The inn keeper took pity on them and told them of caves in the nearby hills that shepherds would stay with their cows and sheep. Joseph and Mary went up into the hills and found the caves. In one cave was a stable room. Joseph cleaned it and made beds of fresh hay. The next night Mary gave birth to a son and they named him Jesus, as the angel had said.When the baby was born a great star appeared over Bethlehem that could be seen for miles around. In the fields nearby shepards were tending their flocks. An angel appeared to them surrounded by bright light. "Fear Not," said the angel, "For I bring you tidings of great joy. For unto you is born this day in Bethlehem - a Saviour who is Christ the Lord."
"And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."Suddenly the sky was filled with angels, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men." As the star shined over Bethlehem, in the east three kings would see it. They knew it was a sign and they set off to follow the star. There was Caspar - the young King of Tarsus, Melchior - a long bearded old man and leader of Arabia, and Balthazar - the king from Ethiopia. They traveled on camels for many days.Always following the bright star.When they finally arrived in Bethlehem they found the child in the manger. The 3 kings bowed to their knees and offered gifts. They would stay the night in the cave and the next day returned to their lands to spread the news.
Special thanks to:
Santa Clause, who thoughtfully shared his time with me and the hopsptialty at the North Pole,on my maney visites.
Mrs. Clause, thank you for all the warm baked sweets and the heart to heart talks.
The elves, for sharing there expertise on the various duties at th North Pole.
The reindeer~for putting on the wonderful sky shows for me!
All the children in the world, thanks for believing in Santa Clause!
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