“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” — Matthew 1:23
Christmas is the night God came near. The eternal Son of God was born in Bethlehem, laid in a manger and given the name Emmanuel: God with us.
On the front, the star that led the wise men to Jesus is drawn so its long lower ray forms a cross. The star over the manger points to the cross, because the child in the manger came to lay down His life for us. Down the left sleeve runs a line from Charles Wesley’s 1739 carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”: “Born that man no more may die.”
Wear it to the Christmas Eve service and family gatherings, or give it to someone who needs the reminder that God is with us.
