The baby Jesus was laid in a manger, which is a place where animals feed. The French verb \u201cto eat\u201d is \u201cmanger.\u201d This is a word said often in our house! The animals in that stable understood the trough was the location for their nourishment. Mankind was also given the Bread of Life that night in Bethlehem, the \u201cCity of Bread.\u201d<\/p>\n
We eat symbolically of Christ\u2019s body as we remember how He suffered for us. He came that He might do so. And we, broken in our sinfulness, eat and are restored to a right relationship with a holy God.<\/p>\n
This is no small thing.<\/p>\n
A shining star
\nA simple stable
\nA laboring young girl
\nA manger filled with the Bread of Life<\/p>\n
This Bread fills us.
\nThis Bread saves us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The baby Jesus was laid in a manger, which is a place where animals feed. The French verb \u201cto eat\u201d is \u201cmanger.\u201d This is a word said often in our house! The animals in that stable understood the trough was the location for their nourishment. Mankind was also given the Bread of Life that night … <\/p>\n