It was Christmas. The rehearsal was in full swing. Mary sat demurely contemplating the plastic doll, trying to pretend it was the same as the year before, when she had a real baby to love and hold. The shepherds, 3 younger boys came up the aisle. One walked slow and solemn, the others full of glee.
They came and knelt, and the solemn one knelt and assumed the prayerful attitude one sees on classic Christmas cards. The other two crowded forward eagerly and reached out to touch the doll. As soon as he saw this, the first boy began to signal frantically. That wasn't how things were done.
but Mary sat and pondered these things in her heart. The two had come with joy and eager wonder. Had the original ones come with such?
This is an hour's work on an index card and I'm afraid it's not the best. I'd like to have worked on it more, but other things await. Someday, though, I'll try again, and perhaps again, until I can hopefully capture the joy and wonder of those two as they pressed forwards to see the "baby."
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