JOSEPH - SERVE
"Away in a Manger"
Read Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-7
Take a moment to consider what it must have felt like when Joseph realized that there was no room in the inn. Do our Christmas seasons sometimes resemble that first Christmas night- "no room?" If we choose, we too can hear the silent promptings amidst the holiday confusion--whispers of what we might do to share an act of kindness with someone this season. Spend some time this week opening your heart to hear the quiet promptings.
Activity: This is a good time to start the Straw in the Manger tradition. For every kind deed done, add one piece of straw (or piece of cloth) to a manger so that by Christmas Eve there will be a soft bed to lay baby Jesus in.
JOSEPH represents the desires of our hearts. He reminds us of the secret acts of Christmas kindness given with sacrifice and love to the broken, the weary, the lost, or the lonely.
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