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Christmas The story of
christmas star
In the village
of Nazareth
lived Joseph and
Mary. Joseph was
a carpenter and
Mary was a young
virgin 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.
One day the
emperor sent
notice that all
persons were to
register for a
new tax. They
were instructed
to return to the
towns of their
birth. Joseph
and Mary left
Nazareth for
Bethlehem. Mary
who was with
child, and close
to the birth,
rode on a donkey
while Joseph
walked beside
her. They
traveled for
many days and
only rested at
night.
When they
reached
Bethlehem it was
night. They
looked for a
place to rest
but there were
no empty rooms
when they
reached the inn.
As they were
being turned
away Joseph
mentioned his
wife was with
child and close
to birth. The
inn keeper took
pity on them and
told them of
some caves in
the nearby hills
that shepherds
would stay with
their cows and
sheep.
So 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. He
found a feeding
trough which he
cleaned and
filled with hay
to use as a
crib. The next
night Mary gave
birth to a son
and they named
him Jesus, as
the angel had
said.
In the blue sky
above the hills
of Bethlehem,
twinkled the
stars. Very
early in the
morning they
would sing
together and
would tell each
other of what
they had seen
during the long
night.
They used to
watch the
shepherds
guarding their
flocks upon the
hillsides, and
one bright
evening star
that looked down
upon the earth
earlier than the
others, would
tell stories of
little children
whispering their
prayers at the
twilight hour.
One wintry night
a new star came
to visit the
other stars. It
was so radiant
that its rays
shone upon the
gray hills and
made them light
as day. It had
come on a
wonderful
errand. The
shepherds saw it
and were
frightened at
its strange
brightness; but
an angel came to
them and said:
"Do not be
afraid; the star
has come to
bring you good,
tidings of great
joy, and to show
you the place
where a little
babe is born,--a
little babe
whose name is
Jesus, and who
will give peace
and joy to the
whole world."
Then the
shepherds heard
some
singing,--beautiful
singing, for a
great many
angels had come
to tell the good
news; and the
star grew larger
and brighter, it
was so glad.
When the angels
had gone back to
Heaven, the
shepherds said,
"Let us go and
see this child."
So they left
their flocks
sleeping on the
hillsides, and
took their
crooks in their
hands and
followed the
star, which
travelled on and
on till it led
them to the
little stable in
Bethlehem, when
the Baby Jesus
was cradled in a
manger. Then the
star moved on
again to a
country far
away, where some
good, wise men
lived. They saw
the bright
light, and
noticed the star
moving on and
on, as if it
were showing
them the way to
go. So they,
too, followed
the star till it
rested above the
birthplace of
Jesus. Then the
wise men went in
and gave their
best gifts to
the baby, and
they and the
shepherds knelt
and thanked God
for sending the
little Christ
Child to be the
best Christmas
present the
great world ever
had. The star
watched over
them, casting a
peaceful light
over all. At
last the dawn
came over the
hill tops, and
the star went
away, far back
into the blue
heavens, to tell
the other stars
the story of our
first glad
Christmas day.
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