December 26
Companions of the Way (Morning)Do not sin against the CHILD.
BELOVED brethren, men boast much nowadays of faith; but where is that faith? The modern faith is but the history. Where is that child that believeth that Jesus is born? If that child were in being, and did believe that Jesus is born, it would also draw near to the sweet child Jesus, and receive Him and nurse Him. . . . If thou hast that new-born child which was lost and is found again, then let it be seen in power and virtue, and let us openly see the sweet child JESUS brought forth by thee, and that we may see that thou art His nurse: if not, then the children in Christ will say, thou hast found nothing but the history, namely, the cradle of the child.
JACOB BEHMEN