{"id":1548,"date":"2012-12-07T08:21:53","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T13:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayspirituality\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2016-10-19T08:36:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T12:36:12","slug":"constructing-the-nativity-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2012\/12\/constructing-the-nativity-i.html","title":{"rendered":"Constructing the Nativity I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 1<\/p>\n<p>In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. <sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. <sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.<\/p>\n<p><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. <sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. <sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>But the angel said to him, \u201cDo not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. <sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, <sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, <sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.\u201d (The Bible, ESV)<\/p>\n<p><em>A \u201cblameless\u201d innocent mind is open to the birth of an idea that will make a difference in the world. 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