‘He Himself Carried the Fire’ by Kevin D. Williamson

‘He Himself Carried the Fire’

But step away for a moment from the manger scene at the Christmas pageant, which surely does not smell like a real barn smells, and dwell for a moment in the world of real people: the terrified young woman, her uncertain husband-to-be, the worried politician, the simple shepherds and great holy men alike wondering in the backs of their minds if they were maybe kidding themselves, if they might possibly have it all wrong, if they’d misunderstood something along the way. “Be not afraid.” 

Beautiful retelling of an ancient story with a message for me in my own fear and insecurities.