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Christmas has always been a time of
miracles great and small. On this Christmas Eve,
Monique Johnson would be part of another miracle. She would become a
character in the greatest story ever told.
On this special night, Monique was
sitting on the floor near the Christmas tree. Along with her pet
Dog, she gazed at the beautiful, shining
star at its top.
Monique
looked at the gifts placed under the tree. She thought about the wonderful
surprises which always made Christmas so special.
Her daydreaming stopped as she
heard the voice of Mom behind her. "Would you
please help me set up the Nativity scene, Monique?"
Monique
got up from the floor. She watched as Mom
removed the Nativity items from a large box.
Mom
lifted something from the box that looked like a building. In answer to the
curious look from Monique,
Mom said, "This is the stable."
Monique
listened as she was told about the stable. It was a place where animals like
horses were kept, like a barn.
"Why was Jesus born in a barn?"
asked Monique.
As they put the stable in place,
Mom answered the question. "When Jesus' mother
and father came to Bethlehem, there was no other place for them to stay. There
were so many people in the city at that time. The government had told all the
people to go to their hometown to be counted."
"These were very difficult days,
because it was so close to the time for Mary to have her baby."
Mom
reached into the box and brought out the figures of the sheep and a donkey.
These were placed in the stable. "Here is the figure of Jesus' father, Joseph.
And, this is His mother, Mary," said Mom.
Monique
took the figures and placed them in the center of the stable.
"While Mary and Joseph were in the
stable that night, Jesus was born," said Mom.
Then
Monique again reached into the box and unwrapped something labeled
"MANGER". "What is a manger?" asked Monique.
Mom
explained that people placed food for the animals in the manger. "But, on that
special night long ago Mary and Joseph filled that manger with straw and laid
the baby Jesus there," said Mom.
Searching through the box,
Monique looked for the baby. Soon, she smiled
as she gently lifted the figure of the baby Jesus. She placed the baby in the
manger.
Monique
wondered what it must have been like to be there.
As Mom
reached back into the box, Monique watched as
other figures were removed. Mom told her that
shepherds, who raised sheep, were there also.
Monique
felt her eyelids become heavy. She was very tired.
Monique tried to stay awake. Her eyes blinked as she stared at the
treetop star.
She
tried to listen as Mom told about how the shepherds came to be there.
Monique yawned. The star became a blur, and she
could hear Mom.
"The shepherds were watching their
flock of sheep that night. They were near the city of Bethlehem. While they
were sitting around, something amazing happened."
Suddenly a flash of bright light
forced Monique's eyes open. But, the star was
no longer on a treetop. It was shining in the dark sky so much brighter than all
the other stars!
In the midst of that flash of
light, Monique saw the figure of —an angel?
And then she looked at her clothes.
She wore a robe, not blue jeans, sandals, or sneakers! her pet
Dog, was now a sheep! And she was a
shepherd!
It was clear to
Monique that she was no longer in
Orlando, Florida.
The angel spoke to
Monique and the others, and said that there was
some very good news. The baby Jesus had been born in Bethlehem!
This baby was to be very special.
He was God's own Son! He was to be Christ the Lord. He was to become the
Savior, like a hero for all people.
God had always promised that this
would happen someday. Monique heard the excited
voices of the others.
The angel faded into the night sky,
and the star became brighter. It was as if it pointed to that stable in
Bethlehem.
She heard the other shepherds say
that they must go and see this great thing which had happened in Bethlehem.
Before Monique knew it, she was standing with
the others in the Bethlehem stable!
She could see Mary and Joseph
looking down at the straw-filled manger. Resting in the center was the tiny
baby, Jesus.
As Monique
watched, it was as if Mary motioned for her to come closer. As she moved to the
side of the manger, Monique could hear the
others praying and praising God for this miracle.
Trying to see the face of the baby,
Monique reached out and removed some of the
straw.
As she did this, there was another
flash of brilliant light. Monique heard
Mom's voice "What a picture that will be!"
As her eyes opened,
Monique again saw the treetop star. She saw the
old familiar blue jeans, sneakers, and her pet Dog,
but, there was something else!
Mom
looked down at Monique's hand and asked, "Where
did you get that straw, Monique?"
Unable to answer,
Monique looked at the straw in her hand. Then
she gazed again at the star atop the tree.
Without a word,
Monique placed the straw beneath the tree. It
was a sign of the greatest of all gifts, the reason Christmas is celebrated.
This Christmas would have new
meaning for Monique Johnson. She has her own
miracle ... one that would always remind her of the miracle of Jesus' birth.
THE END
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