While Shepherds Watched
Among the sheep while the "Shepherds were having a quiet wee time when they were really scared by an angel." Walk among the life sized Belen, Bethlehem scenes on the Kings Day, 6th January.
After spending a wonderful Christmas time with family and friends in Scotland we returned safely to Madrid, and with 5 minutes to the midnight bells on New Year’s Eve. This year no traditional 12 grapes to pop in one by one as the bells chime.
On 6th, Kings day, we spent a lovely afternoon in El Escorial, enjoying the life size Belen, or nativity scene, which is spread over several streets and squares every year in these dates.
As we counted the sheep by the frightened shepherds, the parable of the Good Shepherd came to mind and it seemed impressive to think of leaving so many sheep to look for a seemingly unsignificant one.
What a brilliant way to exprience the First Christmas.
Feliz Año Nuevo. Happy New Year!
We step into the adventure and unknown of 2008. Let’s keep the Focus on Jesus as we walk with the one who knows the way. Gabriel asked me over Christmas where Jesus house was. Being stumped for a while and several poor answers later, I realised what I really wanted to share with my 4 year old. "Son, I don’t know how far away Jesus house is or exactly where it is, but we don’t need to worry about that, as Long as we keep taking Jesus hand" " Because Jesus knows exactly where his house is," came the reply, "and he can take us right there."
Asier, our determined and outgoing 2 year old spent these christmas weeks with the delight of no pram but constantly saying " walk mummy hand" as his way of saying he wanted to accompany me on any type of trip. He would happily reach up with his warm chubby hand and grab mine, keep talking and walking beside me, knowing we were going together.
