The birth of Jesus couldn’t have come at a worse time. Mary was expecting her baby to be Son of the Most High (Luke 1:32)!! But under the shadow of the empire, she and Joseph find themselves in an awkward, precarious position of having the baby amongst the animals in backwater Bethlehem. As we find ourselves in moments of bad timing - situations out of control, in chaos and pain, we discover that there is precisely where Jesus, the Son of God meets us. This is the wonderful piece of the puzzle that unveils the splendor of the good news for us and our world.