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Wednesday December 25^th, Matthew 1: This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. A blessed Christmas day to you all. Throughout history, many have raised a question and an eyebrow at this text.  How do we really know this is the case?  If your daughter told you she was pregnant and the father was God would you believe her?  If your fiancé told you this, would you believe her?  All of which are primarily possessive male questions. For the birth of Christ most of us are able to get around these questions and focus on the birth of Christ.  Can we not then in some way get around all those nagging questions about our neighbor, our enemy, the others in our life and begin to accept them as Children of God also?  Perhaps for all of humanity the question is not who they are or how did they get there, but rather who is God calling them, and us, to be and how do we learn to get along.