James Lefanu describes the almost incomprehensible natural phenomenon culminating in the birth of each one of us.
Seeing the Christmas story through the eyes of small children is to be reminded of the remarkable accessibility of Christianity to even young minds. They may not grasp the implications of God Made Man but this central tenet could not be portrayed more evocatively than by the nativity scene with at its centre the baby in a manger. For St Ambrose the humble circumstances of Christ’s coming into the world was a sign from God intended to “pierce our hearts” and open them to religious belief.
