Mary’s Comfy-Cart

a Christmas Story

by Daniel Pelletier


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Softcover
$21.95
E-Book
$5.95
Softcover
$21.95

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 14/11/2021

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 8.5x11
Page Count : 36
ISBN : 9781664199149
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 36
ISBN : 9781664199132

About the Book

Joseph was a carpenter. In this story, as Joseph has to take Mary with him to Bethlehem, he asks himself “What kind of carpenter would let his wife, about to have a baby, balance on a donkey for four days’ journey?” The traditional Christmas image has Mary riding a donkey the 70-plus miles to Bethlehem. The Gospel accounts don’t tell us. The journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem would take three days, maybe part of a fourth, and when they arrive they find “no room in the inn.” Settling in a stable, Mary gives birth to Jesus, probably very soon. This would indicate she was a few days from delivery when they left Nazareth—all the more reason not to have her perched on a donkey. This story has Joseph the carpenter doing the right thing.


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