The Cave Barn 

and the Cave Grave

The barn that Jesus was born in was a cave.

Mary and Joseph, his mom and dad went to

Bethlehem because there was a population 

census and they had to be there for it.

It was spring, which meant it was warm,

though the night may have been a little cold.

They were in the barn because all of the

rooms in the inns were already filled.

I chose to draw a sea star, a living thing

because the sea symbolizes the womb 

of life and also because normal stars

don't look like the real stars in the sky.

The white figure on the left symbolizes

Jesus appearing after three days in a tomb.

The tomb was a cave and it belonged to 

a rich man, but it wasn't nicer than the

cave barn. It was just a cave and saved

for a dead person who was very wealthy.

The dove on the right side symbolizes 

the Holy Spirit which descended on

Jesus when John the Baptist baptized

Jesus when he was a grown man and

starting his three year journey. Jesus

shared the message that his father

gave to him as he connected with 

ordinary human beings.

The drawings of Mary and Joseph

and the baby Jesus are childlike 

and simple, not fancy or accurate

but perhaps appropriate for a 

humble beginning that began in 

a cave. Jesus life began in a cave

and in the end, a cave was his

resting place.      

People often argue about who 

Jesus was and why he came

and Yes also about what he said.

But there is no argument about 

when and where he was born

and laid to rest. It's what's

between those two events that

some people argue about.

But there is no doubt about the fact

that Jesus lived and his life  was

short just thirty three years. 

We also know he gave up his life.

refused to deny who he was and

where his message came from.

No man would choose to die

for nothing, for a lie.

His choice is all of the evidence

that I need.