A Christmas Song

And in one night, in one hour, in one moment of time, the lips of the spirit parted and spoke the sacred word, "Life"; and it became flesh in an infant lying asleep in the lap of a virgin, in a stable where shepherds guarded their flocks against the assault of wild beasts of the night, and looked with wonder upon that humble infant, asleep in the manger.
-- Kahlil Gibran