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“Nothing frightens me more than a person unwilling to learn even at their own expense. That’s a darkness I will never understand.”
-(GH in Leave the World Behind)

At that time, Augustus Caesar sent an order to all people in the countries that were under Roman rule.

The order said that they must list their names in a register. And everyone went to their own towns to be registered.

So Joseph left Nazareth and went to the town of Bethlehem. This town was known as the town of David.

Joseph went there because he was from the family of David. Joseph registered with Mary because she was engaged to marry him.

(Mary was now pregnant.) While Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have the baby.

She gave birth to her first son. There were no rooms left in the inn. So she wrapped the baby with cloths and laid him in a box where animals are fed.

That night, some shepherds were in the fields nearby watching their sheep. An angel of the Lord stood before them.

The glory of the Lord was shining around them, and suddenly they became very frightened.

The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, because I am bringing you some good news.

It will be a joy to all the people. Today your Savior was born in David’s town. He is Christ, the Lord.

This is how you will know him: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a feeding box.”

Then, a very large group of angels from heaven joined the first angel. All the angels were praising God, saying:

“Give glory to God in heaven, and on earth let there be peace to the people who please God.” (Luke 2:1-4 ICB)