Put my baby in this feed trough?? This isn’t the way it supposed to be…
“She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.” Luke 2:7
Driving home after Christmas dinner, thinking of those friends having a “this
isn’t the way it supposed to be” kind of Christmas.
Yet, that first Christmas was all about disappointment for Joseph and Mary
-This isn’t the way pregnancy should be – surrounded by attention and advice
from the neighborhood… instead, only gossip.
-This isn’t the way a birth should be, encouraged
by my mom and aunts as midwives… instead, only Joseph who’s never seen a
birth.
So for my friends spending Christmas…
-with their aging parents in the hospital
-in a childless house due to divorce custody arrangements
-comparing their holiday to the happier ones they see on their Facebook feed…
Jesus understands.