Parable Twenty Six
The year was 1945 and Christmas time had come to the city of Toronto. A large department store had just set up their Christmas display which included a Santa Claus village and a nativity scene. A special group of children were invited to the opening of the Christmas department of the store. They were recent immigrants from Europe. Children whose parents had been killed during the war and had been adopted by Canadian families.
The store as an act of generosity was going to allow each children one gift of their choice to call their own. The children were marveling over the displays when one little five year boy saw the nativity scene and then began to run around the store looking under tables, chairs and displays. One of the clerk's ask him what he was doing and he looked with tears in his eyes and said, "Where's baby Jesus." As young as he was he knew that you could not have manger scene or Christmas without the Baby Jesus.
Immediately the department manager found a baby boy doll and had it dressed up as Baby Jesus. The boy smiled and pick out his gift. That day a whole department store was reminded you cannot take Jesus out of Christmas even though today, many try.
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