The Story of Christmas
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December 10, 2011 • by Clarissa Climer
Filed under News, Top Stories
Everyone knows that every December 25th is a time for merriment, happiness and family togetherness. But for Christians, it holds a more powerful meaning. In the Bible it is said that a young woman named Mary, who was engaged to Joseph, a carpenter, and was in fact a virgin (which is why she is well known as the Virgin Mary), was visited by an angel who explained to Mary that she would conceive a son by the power of the Holy Spirit, and that once he was born she shall name him Jesus.
Mary was shocked and confused, since she was a virgin. The angel told her that the baby would be God’s only begotten son. Mary was in awe and believed the angel of God and rejoiced. Mary became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. When Joseph found out she was pregnant he felt disgraced thinking Mary had an affair.
Joseph knew that the child was not his and wanted to break the engagement. But he did not want to cause her any more shame. The Jewish laws at the time said that an adulterer/ adulteress could be sentenced to death by stoning. So Joseph treated her with acts of kindness and goodwill and he kept it quiet.
One night God sent an angel to Joseph to tell him that Mary was telling the truth and that helping her would be God’s will. The angel told Joseph that the baby was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and that they should name him Jesus, and that he would be the Messiah.
The couple had to go to Bethlehem to be counted for the census and when they got there they looked for a place to sleep. The innkeeper said that there wasn’t any vacancy in the inn and they couldn’t stay. Joseph, knowing his wife needed rest, begged for any place to sleep. The innkeeper said that they could stay in the barn on some hay. Soon after they settled down Mary went into labor and soon delivered a healthy son. They remembered the angel, and named him Jesus.
Christmas is celebrated by millions of believers as the birth of Jesus, but his exact birthday is really unknown. They know he was born in the wintertime but that’s pretty much it. The name ‘Christmas’ was made by Christians in the Middle Ages. It literally means “Christ’s Mass and it marks the Christmas Eve midnight service. That is how its name came about. However you choose to celebrate the season, have a Merry Christmas Cougars.
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