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.. title: A baby boy...
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.. slug: 2009/12/25/a-baby-boy
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.. date: 2009-12-25 21:12:01 UTC
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.. description:
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At last, after five hours of labour, the new mother was resting with her
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newborn son gently nursing while her husband was taking care of the last
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few things after the birth. It hadn't been an easy day and she was glad
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that it was over.
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After a number of days' travel, they had reached their destination, the
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so-called "City of David." However, even after the journey was over,
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they struggled to find accommodation. Eventually, an old innkepper,
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seeing a heavily pregnant woman, had pity on them and offered them the
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only place he had left open, his stables. And it wasn't over yet, just
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as they settled down, Mary's labour started. Now everything was over,
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and they could finally rest.
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Joseph put the last of the cloths in the bucket of washing water, and
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walked over to his wife. Despite the hour and the preceding labour, her
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face was glowing, and she was happy. He looked down at the boy in his
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wife's arms, and thought back to the miracle of how the Lord had made
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his wife pregnant, despite her being a virgin.
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While this boy was not technically his, Joseph already regarded the baby
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as his own. One day, this little Jesus would save the world, but until
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then, he needed a father here on earth.
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And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And
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she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling
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cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them
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in the inn.
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Luke 2:6-7 ESV
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To all our brothers and sisters in Christ, we wish you a blessed
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Christmas.
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The OpenLP Team.
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