December was a most opportune time for us to discuss Visits with the Baby Jesus.<\/p>\n
We put ourselves in the fields and tried to imagine what it must have been like to be visited by an angel with such a momentous announcement that the Savior had been born in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n
We talked about the fear they experienced and tried to figure out how they must have felt being witness to the \u201cglory of the Lord.\u201d We took ourselves with the shepherds on their journey to see the baby Jesus, and tried to contemplate the scene; staring into the face of the baby Jesus, taking in the beauty, the clothing and the smells of the visit.<\/p>\n
We also travelled with Mary and Joseph on their journey to the temple in Jerusalem. We discussed the significance of the encounters in the Temple, with Simeon who held Him and looked into His face acknowledging that, \u201cMy eyes have seen your salvation\u201d and Anna who after seeing Him announced that, \u201cthe Promised One has arrived!\u201d<\/p>\n
We wrapped up with an opportunity to share our own faith journeys in life to find Jesus, and finished by sharing the journey that each of us needed to take this Christmas season to place ourselves in His presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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