It's Christmas!

The Holy Family's first few years were not tranquil. They were filled with grueling travel during the hardest part of pregnancy, a birth in worse than a barn, no steady income, an assassination attempt, two desert crossings on foot with an infant, living in a foreign country, waiting on God for guidance and provisions just in the nick of time. It was difficult, expensive, time consuming, career delaying and full of uncertainty.
And it was God's will!
 (Used by permission from Desiring God Ministries -- John Bloom)

I'm sure Mary and Joseph must have asked , "Why?" many times during those early years.  Like them, we so often ask "Why?" during difficult times. But God knows the end from the beginning and there is always a reason.  We are not alone in wanting to know why.  Those who hold onto their faith in the Lord will one day know why, and for now, we know peace, because God is in control.

May you have a blessed, happy and meaningful Christmas.