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December 24 Luke 2:1-5   In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who

December 23 Luke 1:46-55 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant. Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed, -Luke 1: 46-48 In our house, we try very hard not to interrupt someone while they’re singing. Whatever we may need to say, or ask, or remind, we’ll come back later. Whether it’s a child sitting on the floor playing with her toys and quietly singin

December 22 Luke 1:39-45   When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb…. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” -Luke 1:42-43, 45     In this passage, we see two women who have been blessed beyond measure by God. The elderly Elizabeth, who expe