It wasn’t in a palace, surrounded by royalty, wealth or fame, but in a lowly stable that the King of kings and Lord of lords was born. Not claiming his own rights or privileges, but clothed in the humility of a baby, the Son of God came to be with us. Mary & Joseph faced an uncertain future and a crisis in their young and new family. How would they explain this child to others since they weren’t married? Yet the Prince of Peace brought the presence of the King to them and humanity so that we might see Emmanuel, God with us, as the expression of God’s heart forevermore.