Description: "He was just an ordinary baby. That's the way he planned it, maybe anything but common would have kept him apart from the children he came to rescue". Gloria Gaither has a way of imparting deep theological truths through her simple yet rich song lyrics. In this luminous Christmas story with full lyrics included, Gaither uses her song "Ordinary Baby" as a touchstone to impart the ageless truths of Jesus' incarnation to young children. Beginning with Creation and the Fall, Gaither's warmly written narrative establishes in uncomplicated terms our need for Christmas, and why God chose to come to earth as a baby.

"No one could be afraid of a baby! Children might be shy if God came as a grownup, but no one can be shy of a baby", she writes. "Now children could grow up not in his shadow, but beside Him. Like the first people in the garden, children and God would know each other ... and not be afraid!"

Reading this profound story to children will spark new understanding of how truly important Christmas is, far beyond the commercial trappings of the season. Each page conveys the vital message that God came down for us, simple, accessible, and full of love, "giving you and me", Gaither's song says, "a chance to be remade". What could be a more important message at Christmas time? Families will embrace this lavishly illustrated book as a new and richly meaningful holiday tradition.

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