You’d think by now, that after all these years of trying that just once in a while we’d get the nativity story right.
Now, don’t get me wrong. Yes we manage to tell the story in the correct order, and more or less on cue our angels, shepherds, sheep and wise men each acted out their parts as best they could.
However, and here I’m not naming names but whoever it was that was in charge of central casting had forgotten one vital component… they’d neglected to recruit someone to play Mary!
Fortunately following a fair bit of cajolling from the congregation someone did eventually step up and with much aplomb took on this not insignificant part.
In the end, as always, Jesus was born, everyone congratulated each other on managing to blag their way through another production and following a hearty rendition of Oh Come all ye Faithful the costumes were packed away until next year.
