Pause for a moment
The Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson encourages readers to stop and look with new eyes at the nativity story.
The Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson
WE have had a nativity scene outside the front of the church for a number of years.
I think it is wonderful to see young children bringing adults of all ages up the path to the look at the traditional figures set out within a stable. Our stable differs from the one in Bethlehem all those years ago as it has a perspex window and LED lighting to allow as many people as possible to see Jesus inside.
Why do we want as many as possible to see Jesus? It is a simple answer. Think for a moment. How many of us hurry past nativity scenes in a whole myriad of places because we are too busy, we are in a rush, we’ve seen it before… yes, yes, yes, Mary and Joseph, and a baby with a sheep or two and a cow for special effect, and of course the donkey… but isn’t that indicative of how the world treats the message of Christmas?