Merry Christmas!

And Joseph also went up from Galilee...To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them...and said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.  And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

And there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem...and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

My heart is full during this Christmas time.  For a mother who gave birth in the lowliest of conditions.  For a man who chose to believe and stand by that woman and her child.  And especially for a tiny baby who changed the world.