Comes with a small Celtic Cross that can be hung on a wall.
Long time ago, a young woman named Mary and her husband, Joseph, had to travel from their little village to a town called Bethlehem to be counted in a census. Mary, pregnant, rode a donkey led by Joseph as they made the long journey to the city. When they arrived it was late and getting dark. Joseph knocked on door after door trying to find a place for them to stay, yet there were no rooms available. He saw a light at a small inn at the end of a narrow street and decided to ask there. The innkeeper, like all the others, informed there was no room available. The innkeeper's wife, noticed the young Mary, pregnant with child, and compassion filled her heart. She suggested they stay in the manger. There she provided Mary and Joseph with water, blankets and lanterns. The light filled the manger with a warm glow and Mary awaited the birth of her child. Late during the night, when the city was asleep, a baby's cry was heard from the manger in back of the inn. Mary gave birth to her son, Jesus, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and placed him in the little wooden crib. Joseph and Mary spent the next hours gazing in loving wonder at the beautiful child, asleep in his cradle. The donkey, sensing something special was taking place, came closer and gazed down at the sleeping baby. In the deep night sky, a bright star hovered, casting its rays like a protective mantel over the manger. Nearby in the fields, shepherds were sung awake by a chorus of angels...and the heavens rejoiced.
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