How was the wise man to know that one day the baby she held in her arms would grow up to be the pastor of the church and officiate at her funeral? Yes, Yoneko Nishino, one of the women in the Gushikawa Baptist Church, brought a photo from a church Christmas play 30 years ago in which she and my stepmother were two of the three wise men, and...yes, that's her son, Takashi, my stepmother is cradling!
They didn't know. But God did. And He cradles all of His own in His arms--all the time. How secure we are who rest in Him. I know I am a month early, but...Merry Christmas.
(Oh--when I saw this photo, I couldn't refrain, and ended up sketching it. I don't have the adapter with me--I think God wanted this photo shared instead.)
