Baby Jesus

Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields
and keeping the night watch over their flock.
The angel of the Lord appeared to them
and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
and they were struck with great fear.
The angel said to them,
“Do not be afraid;
for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy
that will be for all the people.
For today in the city of David
a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.
And this will be a sign for you:
you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel,
praising God and saying:
“Glory to God in the highest
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

OK, I' m on my tablet, so this is going to be a short post.  This is the Christmas story we hear every year.  Mary and Joseph get turned away by the innkeepers and end up in what I'm imagining is a barn - Mary gives birth to the Son of God and lays Him in a manger.  What humble beginnings!  No attachments to social status, wealth, or power.  A helpless and vulnerable baby.  I am at my best when I have no attachments to status, wealth, or power - when I recognize my own helplessness, God's power is made manifest.