MY MANGER
In my heart, there is a manger, and in my manger, there is the ox talking with the ass. The ox says : - Brother Ass, you are cute. And the ass to answer: - Thank you, brother Ox, you are too good. In my manger, there are also three hens, a chubby-cheeked cat, a small she-dog, a piglet, a red fish, a lab mouse and a canary; they are there to represent all the small and big beasts that daily feed, help, rescue, protect and comfort a lot of people on the Earth, especially the many brothers and sisters who are among the poorest, the most destitute, and the most abandoned of the planet. Right in the middle of my manger, there is a baby sitting prominently on the straw. It is Jesus. He is Lord. Without saying a word, he tells me loudly that God is within reach, very close to us, at the very place where we do not have much value and where we expect him the least. ...