Our children were having fun setting up and rearranging all of the items in
the manger scene. (It was odd to see Barbie kneeling at the manger, but
somehow appropriate).
When evening came and the children off preparing for bed, I looked at their
final rendition. Every item was there, in the correct place. But behind
the cattle, in the edge of the crèche, was an action figure in a suit of
shining armor with a shield and an uplifted sword. He had a piece of duct
tape covering his face . . it really made no sense to me.
Tucking the kids into bed, I commented on how fun it was to remember the
Christmas story thru the manger scene. Then I casually asked our 7-year old
about this odd, hidden character.
In a quiet voice he told me that he had put him in there to guard baby
Jesus, and that he was really part of the Christmas story anyway. When I
asked exactly HOW he was in the story, my son said, “He’s the silent
knight”.
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Dr Bob Griffin
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“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”