Rachel's Talk Sunday December 3, 2007

On the Sunday after we went to The Forgotten Carols Rachel gave this talk in Primary.

FIrst I'm going to read the words to a song called "If I Had Been in Bethlehem"
If I had been in Bethlehem the night of Jesus' birth
And herd afar the angels' joyful song of peace on earth,
If I had seen the shepherds come to seek the Baby fair,
I think I would have followed them and knelt beside them there.

If I had lived in eastern lands and watched with eager eyes,
If I had seen His star appear and blaze among the skies,
If I had seen the wise men go seek the newborn King
I think I would have followed them, my finest gifts to bring.

I did not live in Bethlehem that Christmas night of old
Or travel with the wise men there to bring him gifts of gold,
But I can bring a greater gift than any earthly gem,
For all my heart and all my love will be my gift to Him.

Sometimes at Christmas time when we do the Nativity, I think it would have been really cool to have been there and herd the angels sing and see baby Jesus. But, even though I wasn't there, I can still know that it really happened.
This past week I had the opportunity to watch the Forgotten Carols by Micheal McLean. THere was a song that he wrote that was about a shepherd who slept throught the angels singing and missed going to see the baby Jesus. WHen he woke up his friends told him a story that didn't seem possible, but the song says, "Somehow I did believe them, though I'd not seen a thing. But there was something magic in the air, that made me feel as if I had been there."
Even though none of us were there we can still know that it really did happen. The magic in the air is actually the Holy Ghost. I know that "the King of Kings, and Lorg of Lords was here and he will come again."