“In each of them, like in the manger of Bethlehem, Jesus knocks at the door of our hearts, asking that we make room for him in our lives. God is like this. He does not impose, he never enters with force, but like a child asks to be welcomed.”
Pope Benedict XVI
“Draw near to God, so the ways of our hearts.... look more like his.”
Jaime Lynne Dillon
“Christmas is more than a time of music, merriment and mirth;it is a season of meditation, mangers and miracles.Christmas is more than a time of carols, cards and candy;it is a season of dedication and decision.”
William Arthur Ward
“And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.”
Bible
“Once in royal David's city / Stood a lowly cattle shed, / Where a Mother laid her Baby / In a manger for His bed: / Mary was that Mother mild, / Jesus Christ her little Child.”
Cecil Frances Alexander
“I had never been over there before. I walked in and asked [visiting clubhouse manger] Mark Stowe, 'Which way do I go?' That was weird. It's just weird parking in the parking lot and going to the other clubhouse.”
Sean Casey
“Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.”
Jesse Jackson
