Nativity scenes like this are beautiful, but this is probably not how Jesus Christ was born..We read in Luke that Jesus was laid in a manger “because there was no room for them in the inn.”.So sometimes we paint this picture that Mary and Joseph found a random cave or stable when a grumpy innkeeper told them there was no vacancy in the local motel. However, the text never once mentions an innkeeper, or a cave or a stable..And the word translated as “inn” here in Greek is kataluma, and this word

#SundayMorning Holiday Rewind 🌲 🌞 From 2019: In 1223, in Italy, St. Francis of Assisi created the very first Nativity scene as we know it, to inspire the local townspeople. Meant to mark the birth of Jesus, each crèche is an artistic expression of personal faith. https://cbsn.ws/34JHIvj | CBS Sunday Morning