The Journey of Promise
(free photo from pixabay.com) Earlier this week Jeff asked me a question about the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. I had thought of it before when I had written a few Christmas Plays for our home church (many eons ago!!) but had been so busy of late, I had not paused long enough to think. I haven't had the joy of watching any Nativity movies in many years about the birth of Christ--which was something I always enjoyed! A few select HGTV shows or a couple of the better Hallmark movies in the spare parts of the week have been the sum of it. Early one morning this week, I asked the LORD to help me write out some possibilities of what it might have been like. I know Bible scholars would probably disagree with many things here--especially me not using the name Yahweh, as is used in the Old Testament, but I'm writing this for the joy of reading the story--and using what I know Him to be: My Heavenly Father, God. I'm not saying this is "it", but as I w