A CONVERSION BEGINS AT THE CRIB

A man who was wandering in a town, accidentally he fixed his eyes on the tower of the Cathedral Church. He saw many people entering and going out and he decided to enter and see what is there in the building even though he was not a member of any Church. As he entered, he was shocked to see the body of a man hanging on the cross in the middle of the Church. He had seen and read about the people who are crucified during the wars who make heinous crimes. What was the mistake of this man and why is he kept in the centre of the place? He had many more questions in his heart. As the tourists were going around the Church seeing the beauty of the Church, he decided to go around. He reached in front of a crib and noticed a child in the Crib. Who is this child and why is he here? He really felt that the place was strange.
He wanted to know why the place is so strange. So he decided to ask a small girl who was standing next to the Crib, who is this child? She said He is Jesus. He asked why he is here in the manger. She replied they did not have a place in the inn and again his mother was so poor as well. What happened to this child, the man continued his question. He died on the cross. And where is he now? You know nothing of my Jesus, she continued. He rose from the dead on the third day and now he is in Heaven. Even us after our death will rise and go to heaven if we live well.
He wanted to tell her that some people had deceived her. But he could not tell her because of the conviction with which she gave the replies. Then he thought to himself, this little girl, at an younger age, has conviction in her life and still am wandering and looking for meaning and conviction. Then when he looked around and he found that those people who are silently praying in the Church have a sense of conviction and peace in their faces. If I could be silent and be like them then I too will have the conviction just like the girl. Then slowly he sat down on a bench and closed his eyes. Slowly he began to feel his heart being filled with peace and love of God. He looked at the Child in the manger and he felt that the Child in the manger is looking smiling at him.

“Brothers, If any one of you strays far away from the truth and another person brings him back to, be sure of this: he who bring the sinner from wrong way will save his soul from death and win forgiveness for many sins”
James 5: 19-20