Arizona sun., 1947-12-26

T Mary and Joseph undertook their memorable journey
~ from Nazareth to Betbbem nearly t0o thousand years ago.
peaceful and reasonably cO1ny But the
of filed Ob longing and gneasi~es longing TOR
THE Messiah b according the prophets be Lord bad
trials and tibuaion-even Moses bad led their orebers out
of the bondage OF Egypt.
and pass that Caesar augustus bad decided all
the ord should be taxed and should be enrolled each
city, And happened that Joseph vbO EVed IN
Nazareth sua natDe of Bethlehem In those days. there
bgbway leadng from THE Gesn hillside into Beble-
be the y of Daud wbicb nestled the bgreen mountains
south of JerusaIem ideal conditions Bethlehem
se0eral days journey from Nazareth.
December They carried little food witb them for emergencies
eloting bedding They traOd Oey Io0y
because of Maamd ben she tired to HOak another STEP
Jobb took tbe backs upon shoulders Mary might ride the
httle donkey wbicb nudged FAITHFULLY at bis side
THE little Viage of Betbbem about SIX miles from Jerv
Those last miles the longest and hardest for Nary
lighter travellers alee and they
uey tired and aOeay 0bn they reached Bethlehem THE
generations before augustus and bis early eOen~g but
already croVded beyond its normal capacity Hb
bound aOeer aaabIe wbere Joseph eo@d
bave spread bed for Mary. /
In DESPERATION Joseph pleaded from
passed he raced through the streets OF Beebe
in search of beler FINALLY someone directed stable bicb
really The rocky ledge THE oHnains The
stable bcb Joseph led Mary OeU supplied Oitb cea" ra
Mary graceful for shelter and paey Holy Might
There the that Might but Shepherds
feM miles of Bethlehem seUera Shepherds
keeping THE ngb sOacb their ocks uen suddenly great
blake of Igbt the sky seemed to deScend HPOn the
countryside The Shepherds Oey frightened dnd deOom
that they er they called upon God help em when they
raised their eyes from sapaon the glory THE Lord sbo"e all
them angel stood in their d assuring Them there
sOas nothing to fear:
For Bebo bring you glad tyding of great oy bicb shall
be all people, For you born This day THE city OF Davd
Sapio bicb is Christ The Lord and this shah be
yoa Ye shall find The babe rapped waddng cloes lying
ange And suddenly there Ob THE angel multitude of THE
beaveny bo brasg God and SAYING IOry God the high
est, and on earth beace good aOiH toaVard men,"
THE Shepherds hurried Bethlehem there find the Infant
asleep in THE bad been toretoA INTO Them
His "SabL" filled b beaOemly radiance a~d barring
shipped the CbiLa, tbe Shepherds filled b VondrOa
feeling of PEACE and the Shepherds wonred and told Others
cerniug those things aObieb they bad and beard
Several days later, richly appointed ay
through THE crooked of Bethlehem bearing Wise Men from
THE bo tOOng THE Star of Bethlehem bicb they bad
bad adore the neVb0rn And the led
tbe until and stood the Wbere the Child
The Wise Men rejoiced wben they The Holy Infant lying
i'm the anger and they adored Him. They ordered gifts be
brought from their gifts symbolic Of Oba Jesus
bcomego far king npyrvb for PHYSICIAN faukincen
for high priest An Bethlehem cosded and
cuoa bt Mary ondered all these things ber heart and bed
over the Child vitb great diligence
Awd shat the pass that Jesus born in
Betbebe: could bave other Before
THE sacred manger all equal and only from oOly stable
could the Savio draw Himself all bo eary beavy-
den and truly only THE beaUenly bost could praise God tba first
Christmas night
"Glory God in the bgbest and earth peace good wiu
toaVard men,"
-D0rOtbea Waitznaanw.