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Winter 2016 issue of Knowing & Doing
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December 2014LEARNING FROM THE CHRISTMAS ANIMALS |
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C.S. Lewis in his poem, The Nativity, focuses on the animals of the crèche, but instead of giving them human qualities, he reflects on both the negative and positive character traits of each animal and how those traits are manifested in his own life. Here is Lewis's poem. |
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As we contemplate the miracle of Christ's birth this Christmas season, let us like C.S. Lewis, in humility, seek after the strength, patience and innocence symbolized in the animals of the Christmas story that can only come when we confess our sins, receive forgiveness from the Lord and allow Him to give us the most important gifts of Christmas.
“The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, |
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1 C.S. Lewis, Poems, edited by Walter Hooper (New York: Harcourt Inc., 1992), p. 122. |
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