On the 10th day of Christmas...

As we celebrate the 10th day of Christmas, but also get back into work mode, I just wanted to share two pictures of the nativity scene that I've enjoyed this Christmas.  The first is the wonderful sculpture in the St Martins-in-the-Field crib in London - created by Nottingham-based sculptor Peter Eugene Ball - traditional and beautiful. The second is the nativity scene put together by my treasured nephew James this year with substitutes for baby Jesus (Bob the Builder) and the virgin Mary (a minion from Despicable Me 2), because the originals had been lost.  This one might not be traditional, nor particularly beautiful, but it says to me that our challenge of keeping the message of God's word, made flesh at Christmas can always do with a contemporary twist to capture our imagination in our often secular world.

 

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