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Take one.

Take one.

- Hey, y'all--
- We're the Kingdom.

Hey, I'm Jordan Feliz.

The Bonner Family.

I'm Leanna Crawford.

We are Dawson Hollow.

Hey, I'm Phil Wickham.

We're Brian and Katie Torwalt.

We are Maverick City Music.

- This is Joel & Luke here
with King & Country

I'm Brandon Lake.

Hi, I'm Matt Maher.

And we're Cain.

- Christmas as a kid,
it always felt magical.

Feeling the gravity
as an adult of knowing

that the magic is,
God is here.

- This is the start of God
being with us.

That hope arrived,
love arrived.

Knowing that Christ was born
as the lowliest of the low.

What a breathtaking start

to the most amazing story
ever been told.

People must know
about it.

- Hey, there,
Dallas Jenkins here.

And welcome to
"Christmas with The Chosen."

I'm on our incredible set
here in Utah,

where we filmed
half of Season 2

and all of tonight's event,

including the special episode
coming up soon.

You're going to see
some great stuff tonight.

We've got some of
our favorite musicians

bringing you new and classic
Christmas songs,

all pointing
towards a celebration.

You'll also hear
beautiful monologues

featuring four of the iconic
names of God from the Bible,

and why they matter
to us today.

There are so many cool things
about tonight,

and it means a lot
that you're here with us.

Christmas is by far
my favorite season.

I believe
the birth of Christ

is the single greatest event
in human history.

My favorite movie
of all time is

"It's a Wonderful Life,"

the first film I ever directed
is a Christmas film,

and as you hopefully know,

"The Chosen" was actually
launched by "The Shepherd,"

a short film I made for my
church's Christmas Eve service

on my friend's farm

20 minutes from my house
in Illinois.

In that little film

that became the pilot episode
of "The Chosen,"

there's a line
near the end

where the shepherd says to Mary
and Joseph three great words,

"People must know."

- People must know,
people must know.

People must know.

- That's a simple
but important truth,

which ultimately leads
to what I know you're eager for,

a very special Christmas episode
of "The Chosen."

And that episode

is all about the reality
of the birth of Jesus,

to portray,
as authentically as possible,

what it might have been like
for Mary and Joseph.

Authenticity is what
we're after tonight.

It's our number one goal
with "The Chosen,"

to show the world
the authentic Jesus.

It's why we chose the musicians
we did tonight.

They all share our passion
to get rid of the artificial

and some of the walls
we've put up between us,

and also between ourselves

and what actually happened
on that night

so that you can focus
solely on the One

who is the reason
we're all here.

So what's our response
to all that,

to all the great songs,

to understanding
the incredible names of God,

to the story of what actually
happened on that simple night,

where two overwhelmed peasants
stuck in a stable

brought the Son of God
into the world?

People must know.

If you don't already
passionately believe that,

I'm confident
you will

by the time
you leave here tonight.

I'm so glad you're here
and Merry Christmas.

GIAVANI CAIRO:
You know that feeling

when the electricity
cuts out unexpectedly

and you are plunged
into sudden darkness?

As a child,
alone in your room,

your first instinct
might be to cry out,

"Mom! Dad!"

Or maybe even God.

Many thousands
of years ago,

a woman named Hagar
did just that.

The light of her life
was abruptly snuffed out

when she found herself pregnant
under dubious circumstances...

not unlike
someone else

we'll be hearing
and singing about tonight.

She was frightened, alone,
and on the run...

feeling invisible,
small, and abandoned.

So Hagar cried out to God
for help,

and when He
comforted her,

she responded
in relief by calling Him,

"Adonai El-Roi,"
the God Who Sees Me.

Hagar felt seen
and known--

which is all anyone
really wants--

and it gave her the courage
to face her dire circumstances

with the confidence
that God was with her,

watching over her,

never going to
let her go.

Sixty-five generations
later,

a prophet
named Malachi--

whose name means
"My Messenger"--

wrote down these words,

"Behold,

"I will send you
Elijah the prophet

"before the great and awesome
Day of the Lord comes.

"And he will turn the hearts
of fathers to their children

"and the hearts of children
to their fathers,

"lest I come
and strike the land

with a decree
of utter destruction."

And with that final word,
"destruction,"

fittingly,

the lights clicked off.

The people of God
were plunged into darkness,

as there would be no more words
from the prophets--

God's messengers--

for hundreds of years.

The silence
cast a shadow over Israel

that seemed to only deepen
when Alexander the Great

rode in with his Macedonian army
and conquered Jerusalem,

followed by
the Ptolemies of Egypt,

the Syrian Seleucids,

and finally Rome.

Ruler after ruler,
oppressor after oppressor,

it was hard to fathom
the name Adonai El-Roi--

the God Who Sees Us.

Was He really watching?

Paying attention?

Had He turned His face away
or shut His eyes?

That's the thing
about being mortal.

We can't see
in the dark.

But God can.

Somehow,
David knew this,

and he wrote about it
in Psalms,

"Even the darkness
is not dark to you.

"The night
is bright as the day,

for darkness
is as light with you."

Even when we can't see God,
He sees us.

Even when we can't see a way
forward through the night,

He's preparing
a way.

The oppression that crushed
the people of God

during the 400 years
of silence

made Israel feel small,
vulnerable, covered in blood,

kicked out of the house
and told to sleep in the barn.

Little did we know,

the God Who Sees
even when we can't,

was preparing a Savior

who would arrive
the same way...

small, vulnerable,
covered in blood,

and hidden away
in a lowly stable

on a cold night,
in a small town.

BRANDON LAKE:
When I think about Jesus

and I think about
the Christmas story,

I think people must know that
this is a miraculous story

and that miracles are
just as present and alive

and possible today
as they ever have been,

because Jesus
is alive.

- Going to church,
you hear the story of Jesus

over and over again,

and when we think
about that story,

if someone asks me,

"What must people know
about Christmas?"

It's that reality that--

that the Nativity

isn't a piece of porcelain
that can be broken,

that you have
to keep on a shelf.

It's a very real encounter
with God,

that He wants you
to roll up your sleeves

and get down into
the middle of it with.

I mean,
that's the gospel.

And so, getting back to
the real heartbeat, if you will,

of what people must know,

I think--we think
people must know

that there's this
incredible love story

that God is engaging
with humanity

through all of this.

And this incredible love story
started with a baby

that literally turned BC
into AD.

We must know that God is
offering each of us redemption

and a fresh start.

- People must know
that God loves them,

sent His Son
to save them,

so that they can experience
what real living, real hope,

real joy,
real humanity truly is.

LARA SILVA:
No one could agree on anything.

During the 400 years
when God stopped speaking,

people took it
upon themselves

to fill the dead air
with their own ideas,

splintering
into factions--

Pharisees, Sadducees,
Essenes, Zealots,

and more,

all obsessing
over minutiae

and casting judgment
on the other groups.

Everyone was
completely certain

that their way
of following God

was the right way,
the only way,

and anyone who differed
in the slightest

was an aberration,

a pariah,
irredeemable,

not to be
associated with,

perhaps
even a pagan enemy.

The word "nuance"
didn't exist yet,

and even if it did
it wouldn't have mattered,

because no one was willing
to come to the table and listen,

choose generosity
of spirit,

or pause to consider
another's point of view.

Sound familiar?

Everywhere
we look in the world today,

it feels like
there is no peace.

Hunkered down in silos
of discord and division,

everyone seems to have decided
they have a corner on the truth,

all others be damned.

But we must not give in
to hopelessness.

If you think the world
looks scary today,

take a look
at the period of the Judges.

The people of God were
being massacred, besieged,

and attacked
from every direction,

to the point that
they were hiding themselves

in the mountain cliffs,
caves, and strongholds.

And yet, in the midst
of all the chaos,

there was a man named Gideon
who called God Jehovah-Shalom--

the Lord is Our Peace.

Can you imagine?

Jehovah-Shalom,
when war was raging all around.

An angel of the Lord,
a Messenger,

came to Gideon
at Ophrah

and assured him
that God was with him,

that Gideon could lead
his people into battle

and defeat their enemies.

In faith that the word
of the Lord would prove true,

Gideon built an altar to God
and called it Jehovah-Shalom.

Shalom.

It might be the most
beautiful word in the universe.

It means peace,
wholeness,

perfection,
and tranquility...

the opposite of what the world
often reflects today

and during the 400 years
of crushing silence

between the Old
and New Testaments.

It's a word that
Hebrew-speaking people,

both then and now,

use to say "hello"
and "goodbye."

It marks the beginning and end
of an interaction.

The Alpha and Omega.

And so it is with
all of redemptive history,

the world began
in Shalom...

a garden
unblemished by sin.

And we know
it will end in Shalom...

a new heaven
and a new earth,

where God will wipe away
every tear from our eyes

and death
shall be no more,

neither shall there be
mourning, nor crying,

nor pain anymore.

And the city has no need of sun
or moon to shine on it,

for the glory of God
gives it light,

and its lamp
is the Lamb.

By its light
will the nations walk

and there will be
no night there.

The Apostle John
wrote those words

while in exile
on the Isle of Patmos,

but the Man whose death
and resurrection

would make it possible
for people

to access the renewed kingdom
of which he wrote

was prophesied
centuries before Christ's birth.

Isaiah described
a coming Messiah

who would be called
Wonderful Counselor,

Mighty God,

Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace.

We needed Him then,
and we need Him now,

more than ever.

Our Prince of Peace.

Jehovah Shalom.

People must know

that God's mercy and love
is infinite.

- He loves you so much
and He loves me so much.

Like, so, so much more
than I could ever imagine,

and way more
than I deserve.

- There's nothing that
disqualifies us from His grace,

His love, and His mercy.

- He's for you,
no matter who you are

or where you're from,
Christ is for you.

- I've experienced
a lot of loneliness

and a lot of brokenness.

And the way that Jesus
entered into my story

and became my friend,

He's made me whole,

and He's
given me purpose.

And it just makes me want to cry
thinking about it,

knowing that
I have a friend.

- But I believe that
a lot of people

think of Jesus and
God our Father as a hard man,

and He's just
not that way.

And I think that
people must know

that Jesus is always going
to be a safe place to land,

and open arms.

- Even from
the Old Testament

they believed
that He was just distant.

He shut the heavens;
we can never really reach Him.

But then like
Jesus was Emmanuel,

He's God with us,
God in the flesh.

And it's like
that shows, you know,

He's actually
like close.

People must know that

He's actually close
and present and loving.

- People must know
that when God,

the Creator of the universe,
chose to send His son,

that He was thinking about me,
He was thinking about you,

when He chose to come
as a helpless baby.

That has changed
everything for me,

that He was thinking about me
when He said like,

"Okay,
We're going to go;

We're going
to do this thing."

He's here.

And He's with us
in every season,

not just Christmas,

not just when
you've lost someone

that's close
and near and dear to you,

Not just when things
are going well,

but in every season,

He's here with you.

AUSTIN REED ALLEMAN:
God has a name.

It's composed of
four Hebrew characters--

Yod, Heh, Vav, Heh,

sometimes
called the tetragrammaton.

It is considered
so holy and sacred

that the Jewish people would
not even say it out loud,

instead referring to God
as simply "The Name"

or HaShem.

Like, if they said
His real name,

their tongue might
fall out of their mouths

or their vocal chords
twist into a knot

and explode.

That's how seriously
they took it.

They took to using
descriptive terms instead

to identify Him,
as we've learned--

Adonai El-Roi--
the God Who Sees Me.

Jehovah Shalom--
the Lord is Our Peace.

El-Elyon--
The Most High.

El-Shaddai--
Almighty God.

On a lonely hillside
far from polite society,

a kid who smelled like
sweat, wool, and mud

came up
with another one--

Jehovah Raah--
the Lord is My Shepherd.

Bold choice.

Never was the phrase,

"It's a dirty job,
but somebody's gotta do it"

more befitting of an occupation
than that of a shepherd.

They worked
and slept outdoors,

moving their sheep
to cooler pastures

when the sun threatened to
kill them from heat exhaustion,

sheltering their flocks
in caves

to protect from hyenas
and jackals,

remaining
hyper-vigilant

to keep them from falling
into ravines or crevasses.

It was not a relaxing
work environment,

contrary to what
you may have seen

in sentimentalized
paintings.

They did triple duty
as watchmen, defenders,

and midwives, delivering
lambs from pregnant ewes--

a slippery, messy,
bloody affair,

and one that came
with stipulations.

Every firstborn male lamb
was considered sacred

and would be set aside
for sacrifice in Jerusalem.

Even though shepherds
were at the bottom

of the economic
food chain,

they did get onepiece
of special attention

from the highest
aristocratic class of priests.

The priests furnished
the shepherds

with consecrated temple cloths
to swaddle the newborn lambs

as they laid in a manger
to inspect for blemishes.

So...

when John the Baptizer
called Jesus

"The Lamb of God who takes away
the sin of the world,"

he was simultaneously

foreshadowing a future
of sacrifice and atonement,

while also calling back to
his Cousin's humble birth...

the Lamb of God,
wrapped in swaddling clothes,

and lying in a manger.

It's almost like
Someone planned it.

Now, when David
first penned

"Jehovah Raah--
The Lord is My Shepherd,"

he went on to describe

"the valley
of the shadow of death--"

a dark place.

In the years before the Light
came into the world,

the people of God had become
like sheep without a shepherd,

dying from
the heat exhaustion

of Rome's oppressive taxation
and brutality,

their souls led astray
by hyenas and jackals

dressed as false teachers,

falling into the ravines
and crevasses

of tribalism and division,

untended in our valley
of the shadow of death.

We needed a Shepherd;

we knew that much.

We just never would've guessed
that shepherds themselves

would be the first ones
to find out He was here.

JORDAN FELIZ: So how I view
the story of Jesus now,

compared to how
I viewed it as a child,

I feel like they're
very, very different.

- A lot of it
was wrapped around

the details of the manger
and the animals.

I think we had experienced
like a Nativity story

re-enacted in church
so many times.

- And inevitably I ended up
being a sheep or a star.

Not even the Star of Bethlehem,
just an ancillary star.

- All of our cousins,
we'd get together

and our grandma had a book,
the same book, passed it around,

and we read through
the whole story.

It had depth and meaning,
but it kinda felt fun

and just kinda
something we did.

- I just categorized
that story of the Nativity,

there's Narnia,
and there's Frodo,

and there's
the Nativity.

It's just another story
we can learn from

that's beautiful
and fun to talk about,

and I get to get gifts
because of it.

That's awesome,
you know?

- There was this moment where
my faith was my parents' faith.

And then
as I grew older,

obviously, there was
this invitation from Jesus

for my faith
to become my own.

And so now the Christmas story
I think has become personal.

- And I think when you have kids
and you have family,

and later in life
you realize

how messy the Nativity
really was.

- I am having my first child
and I know how I feel,

and I can only
imagine how,

if I was having to deliver
that child by myself in a barn,

I'd not be so jumping
up and down about it.

So, scary, I think,
for sure.

- Well, I grew up with horses
so I kind of have an idea

of what it smelled like,
maybe, in the barn.

- And it just hit me one day,
I was like,

"A manger
is a feeding trough."

And you don't think of it.

You think of the manger,

that's where they
just laid Jesus,

but they laid Jesus
in a feeding trough.

- And I think that's
one of the beauties

of the manger scene

is that He didn't come
as some royal king.

Well, He certainly is
a royal King,

but the smell,
the odor, all of it.

I just think about
what it would've been like,

and I just think
it would've been messy.

And I love that He chose
to come into the world

in a messy place.

- As an adult, it kind of
becomes revolutionary.

All of
the power paradigms

that we set up
as humans

of celebrity,
or kings and queens,

the God of the universe

actually kind of flipped
the whole world on its head

and came in, in literally
the most humbled state

that you possibly could.

For God so loved you,

saw you as so valuable
and so worth it

that He didn't do away
with a world

that turns away
from Him.

- I always
believed in God,

I didn't know
He believed in me.

That's what people must know
this Christmas,

is the God
who steps down into their life,

not stands up on a mountain
and demand that they reach Him.

JOSEPH:
We might see Samuel but...

it’s been
so long,

I don't know if he's
living in the same home.

I hope so.

You've said so much
about him.

We will see.

We won't have any time to look
for him if he's not, of course.

We'll see.

Are we out?

Not even a drop?

Come on.

Um... Joseph.

Yes.

- Can you stop,
please?

I'd like to walk
for a bit.

- No, Mary,
why would you want to walk?

It's dangerous.

- I'm getting
a bit uncomfortable.

Elizabeth actually told me
it's good to walk and move

when I feel up
to it.

- We won't have any water
until I get you to town,

you need your rest.

Ay, uh!

Let me get you
more comfortable, huh?

- Joseph, you don't need to be
the only one walking.

Plus, we're far enough away
from Nazareth

I don't need to hide
my condition anymore--

- Mary,
this blanket is stuck.

There is no way
that you're comfortable.

Joseph.

I'd like to walk
with you... please.

- I am responsible
for you, Mary.

For you and...

You protect us.

Yes.

I know, I know.

I'll let you
help me down.

All right,

you can walk
for a few minutes, huh?

But please,
not too far?

You need to save
your strength.

- I actually do need you
to help me down.

- Ah, ah, yes,
ah, yes, sorry.

Slowly, slowly.

Watch the baby.

Okay, okay,
okay.

You okay?

Yes, yes.

Ooh.

Hey.

This feels better.

Mm.

Thank you.

Thank you
for protecting me.

I don't know that
I've said that yet.

- We have a little ways
to go yet;

let's see how
tonight goes and, uh--

- I'm not talking
about that.

I'm talking about...
before.

Oh, ah.

- I've been meaning to say
something this whole journey,

and I just--I didn't,
and I should have.

Mm.

- I should have
months ago.

You don't have to.

- Yes,
yes, I do.

You could have gotten all of the
bride price back from my father.

- It was never
about the money.

I know it wasn't,

and I know it's not
polite to talk about,

but no one
would have blamed you.

For what?

For divorcing me.

Publicly.

- Mary, I--

- You could be
betrothed to someone

that you don't
have to hide.

And people wouldn't be
gossiping about you.

And you could go
be registered

without having to drag me
on this donkey for five days.

Joseph?

You are a brave man,
and you are godly,

and I should have
said thank you.

God told me to.

I know He did.

Mm.

- But you had
a choice.

Ah, ha!

I don't believe
that I did.

But I'm glad
either way.

I wouldn't change
a single thing that has happened

since that dream,
hmm?

Neither would I.

Heh.

Oh, this all
seems impossible, huh?

Yes, yes.

But remember what
the messenger said to me...

Hmm?

- ...nothing is impossible
with God.

- My messenger
didn't say that.

That would have
been nice, huh?

Are you feeling
better?

- A bit,
yes.

- Okay,
up, up.

Okay... okay.

- We need to move
quicker.

You need water,

and I planned
to get settled

for the part where your
messenger and my messenger

said
the same thing.

"And she will give birth
to a son..."

"And you shall
call His name Jesus."

- Yes...
that part.

Come on.
{clicks tongue]

ROMAN GUARD:
Halt.

Late night
for a delivery.

- It was
a long journey.

What have you got?

I'm sorry?

Oh,
agriculture.

Grain.

Fruit.

- What am I gonna find
if I look in here?

- The best figs
in the region.

- Didn't mention
the fine goods.

I'll take a look
at your papers now.

Everything
all right?

You look
a little pale.

Here they are.

Hail Caesar.

Better not have
skipped my turn.

All right.

I believe that Samuel's house
is through here.

I'm not sure how
he will respond to your, uh...

condition,

but we will
have water,

and it will be nice
to see him.

Actually...
I don't know if this is it.

It looks
so different.

Maybe because
there are so many people.

I think if we, um--

Yes?

- We don't have time
to look for Samuel.

- No, no,
it will be fine,

I know you wanted
to find him.

- I need to get you
to the inn, Mary;

you need your rest.

Maybe I can find a well
so you can drink,

and I'll take you
straight to the inn, huh?

Thank you.

- Ah,
so many people.

- Are you lost,
traveler?

- No longer,
for I have found the way.

Tychicus.

Lazarus.

It's an honor.

Your fame has spread
among so many of us.

You are very kind.

Paul says you are
brave and righteous.

- It's a pleasure
to serve.

- There is someone very eager
for your arrival.

May I tell her
all is safe and sound?

Yes.

Come in quickly.

Move!

Ugh!

So this?

This is
bull dropping here.

I don't like this,
okay?

You're lying to me,
huh?

Please,
I beg of you.

No.

- O God,
you are my God,

earnestly
I seek you.

My soul
thirsts for you...

- My soul
thirsts for you.

My flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land--

- ...dry
and weary land

where there is
no water.

JOSEPH:
Mary.

- Well,
what did he say?

You won't believe it.

He said that
they are completely full.

The census,
the whole town is overrun.

Unh!

I think
it's because, um...

ugh!

I think
it's because, uh...

he knows we aren't
exactly...

that I can't just give him
more money like the others can,

but he insisted
that they were full.

I was furious,
but...

I kept my calm,
like I promised.

Of course.

- I told him
about our situation...

that didn't make
a difference, either.

He just said that
there was nothing.

Finally, his wife said
that if we wanted,

we could try...
camping in the stable.

They promised us water
and blankets to help,

even lamb's cloths
for the baby.

They promised that
they would be clean.

But I can go
look for Samuel.

If he's living
in the same home,

then he will
have room.

- I'm sorry I slowed us down,
I should have stayed on--

- Oh, Mary,
it's not your fault.

Joseph...

We can't
keep looking.

- Have the pangs
started?

He's coming.

Ah...

I'm sorry,
he said there was nothing.

I know, I know.

- All right,
all right,

we will make it work,
hmm?

- Yes, yes,
we will make it work,

we will
make it work.

- We will
make it work.

LAZARUS:
Woman...

Yes, Lazarus.

- I'm sorry
to wake you, but--

- No, I was...
just resting my eyes.

- Are you feeling
well enough to see her?

She's here?

What are you
waiting for?

Shalom.

Shalom.

Oh... how did they
get you here?

- Our former zealot
had ideas and old friends

to get me to Tychicus
for the last leg.

I was safe.

- Do you need
anything else?

Where is Zee now?

- Persia, Lebanon,
Armenia...

all over the place.

- I'll just
leave you to it then.

Let me know if
you need anything.

Thank you!

I came as soon
as I heard.

MOTHER MARY:
It's just a fever.

I'll be fine,

I just had something
to share with you.

But first, anything to report
about our boys?

I don't want...

let's just talk about
what you brought me here for.

- I want to know,
Mary.

I pray for them
every day,

I want to know
what to pray for.

- They're preaching
everywhere,

and the Church
is growing.

And the deaths of
Big James and Nathanael

seemed to have
only emboldened everyone...

especially Peter.

Of course.

- But it is getting
more difficult.

It's clear they
want us all dead.

You can pray especially
for Andrew in Greece.

They say he will be
arrested at any moment.

- I will pray
in earnest.

Do you know
where Luke is?

- Yes,
he's in Rome with Paul.

Can you reach him?

- If necessary,
of course.

Why?

- He's been gathering
his record of the stories,

and we spoke,

but I didn't tell him
everything.

- Ah, there is
enough wood here,

I can put something
together for you.

There's no time;

they're coming
a bit faster now.

- All right,
we can do this.

Try and see if you
can find a spot

to sit
on this blanket,

and I'll put something
together for you

and clean up,
huh?

Okay.

Okay.

- He needs a place
to sleep.

What?

- When He gets here...
He needs a place to lie down.

You make my bed...
I'll make His.

- Already a mother,
huh?

JOSEPH:
Okay.

- My soul
magnifies the Lord,

and my spirit rejoices
in God my Savior,

for He has looked on the
humble estate of His servant.

What is that?

What?

- What are you
saying?

Oh, nothing...

- Is it a song
of David?

We could use one
right about now.

- No, sorry, it's...
just something to myself.

A poem you created?

- Yes, but--

When?

Several months ago.

- I would love
to hear it.

Mary... ?

...are you
seeing this?

Mary?

Mary?

It's time.

Oh!

Come, I've got you...
come sit.

- Shouldn't we
call for help?

You've never
done this before;

maybe the wife
could come and help?

- No, there isn't
any time.

we've got this.

No, no, no,

I don't want you
to see me like this!

- Mary,
look at me.

- No, no, no,
I can wait.

Go get someone.

- Don't look over there,
Mary;

look at me.

We are not alone.

I am so scared.

- Hey, remember what
your messenger said...

the first thing
your messenger said;

it was the same thing
my messenger said to me,

remember?

Don't be afraid.

Don't be afraid.

I love you.

I love you.

- Thank you for
taking care of me.

God gave you
to me.

- He has been
our help,

and in the shadow of His wings
we will sing for joy.

A song of David.

Yes.

- Can I hear
yours now?

Not now.

- Oh, I know,
I know.

It is time,
yes?

Yes.

- Okay,
it is time.

It's okay,
I've got you.

- I told Luke about
the journey to Bethlehem,

and about how we couldn't
get a room at the inn.

But I didn't tell him
about my psalm.

Yourpsalm?

- When I went to see
my cousin Elizabeth

when she was
pregnant with John,

she cried out
when she saw me.

I told Luke
about this,

how she was overwhelmed
for the both of us...

and she called me
the mother of her Lord.

And we were just laughing
and crying together,

and it was all
too much,

and words of praise
just burst out of me.

- Please tell me
I'm about to hear them.

- You're going to
write them down

and deliver them
to Luke.

- The materials
are here.

I trust you to get them right,
and to keep it safe,

and to get it
to Luke.

I've kept it all
to myself.

As you know, I like to
treasure things in my heart.

I was shy,

and it felt personal
between God and me,

but... I wish I would have
shared it with Joseph.

And people must know...

these felt like God's words
as much as my own.

I can't explain it,
but they did,

and people must know.

I'm ready.

- My soul
magnifies the Lord,

and my spirit rejoices
in God my Savior.

For behold,
from now on,

generations
will call me blessed;

and He who is mighty
has done great things for me,

and holy
is His name.

And His mercy is
for those who fear Him...

from generation
to generation.

He has shown strength
with His arms;

He has scattered the proud
in the thoughts of their hearts.

He has brought down
the mighty from their throne

and exalted those
of humble estate;

He has filled the hungry
with good things,

and the rich
He has sent away empty.

He has helped
His servant Israel,

in remembrance
of His mercy.

...as He spoke
to our fathers,

to Abraham and to
his offspring forever.

That's amazing.

It's like the song of Hannah,
but even more beautiful.

- Oh.

Are you better?

Is this
comfortable?

- Yes,
thank you.

- Are you still
in pain?

Yes, but, uh...

the blanket underneath
is helping.

- Oh, I don't know
how you did that.

I feel like my heart
is going to explode.

- Oh, don't make me laugh,
it hurts to laugh.

Hmm...
He's so small.

- Smaller than
I expected.

- I don't know
what I expected,

but it wasn't
any of this.

No...

from the beginning
of it all.

So...

your messenger said that
He would be called holy,

the Son of God.

The prophecy
mentions Emmanuel.

Are we going to stick
with Jesus?

Hmm...

I think we should.

- Probably best,
huh?

- Mm-hmm.

He needs to sleep.

You both do.

Put him
in the manger...

it's a better bed
than the one I made for you.

MOTHER MARY:
There's something else

I want you
to tell Luke.

I want you to tell him
about the swaddling cloths.

- You want him
to write about it?

People must know.

I want to honor the help
we received from the innkeeper,

but I also think it's lovely
that we used the same cloths

they used to wrap
newborn lambs.

I wonder if God
gave us that as a sign.

It is lovely.

- And...
there's something else.

Go get that box over there,
by the window.

Open it;

what's inside
is yours.

I kept them.

They meant
so much to me,

I just couldn't
leave them.

And now
they're yours.

Mother...

- There's a rip
here...

from where we gave a piece
to one of the shepherds

to dress
his wound.

- Did you tell Luke
about the shepherds?

I love that part.

Of course.

- I-I can't;
this is too--

- You can
and you will.

It will be a reminder
of where all this began...

and how He was one of us
for a time.

- Thank you.

- I have loved you
like a daughter

since I met you
at the wedding.

And you have done
God's work.

I do miss Him.

And it seems like you'll
get to see Him before I do.

Shh, child.

This is not
the end.

- I will get this to Luke
right away...

before anything happens to me,
or any of us.

Wait.

The Lord bless you
and keep you.

The Lord make His face
shine on you

and be gracious
to you.

The Lord turn His face
toward you

and bring you peace.

And also to you.

Shalom.

Shalom.

Mary of Magdala.

- It's good
to see you, Luke.

- What are you
doing here?

It's not safe.

I could have arranged
for people--

- You've been recording
an account of Jesus' birth, yes?

Ah, yes.

I've begun collecting
historical accounts.

- I've just been
to see Mother Mary

in a secure location.

Yes...

I have completed my writing
of her account.

Did she have
something to add?

- Almost every name of God
uses attributes

that reinforce how lofty,
exalted, and separate He is--

El Olam--

Everlasting God.

Jehovah Mekoddishkem--

The Lord
Who Sanctifies.

Jehovah Rapha--

The Lord Who Heals.

Jehovah Nissi--

The Lord
is My Banner.

Jehovah Jireh--

the Lord
Will Provide.

All true, comforting,
and singular,

emphasizing His untouchable,
unattainable, unrivaled power--

Someone so big
and omnipotent

that language can never
fully capture His essence,

anymore than
a graven image could.

But you know what?

There's something better
than words or statues or names.

It's something
the prophet Isaiah foretold...

"Behold, the virgin
shall conceive and bear a son,

and shall call his name

Emmanuel."

God With Us.

It's not about
the name Emmanuel.

It's about the manifestation
of that name--

the audacious
this-really-happened

miracle of God
taking on human skin,

arriving down
at our level,

surrounded by straw,
barn animals, manure, tears,

a wooden feeding trough
for a crib,

frightened parents
way over their heads,

total strangers
barging in on the whole scene,

every detail so deeply human
and raw,

and He was willing
to go through it,

even the worst,
that would come 33 years later,

all for one reason...

to be with us.

It almost sounds
too good to be true.

And that's because

if there's one thing you
could say God is too much of,

goes a little
overboard with,

it's goodness...

and truth.

What, then,
shall we say?

What of names
of prophets, conquerors,

secret pregnancies
and surprise guests at a birth?

For we cannot but speak
of what we have seen and heard.

That we're not
alone anymore.

Emmanuel,
God With Us.

The messages we received
mean we are not hearers only,

but doers and messengers
of the Word,

proclaiming the news to
the four corners of the earth,

inviting all
to come and see--

that the Word became flesh
and dwelt among us.

In Him was life,

and the life
was the light of men.

The light shines
in the darkness,

and the darkness
has not overcome it.

And it never can,
and it never will.

It's not that people
ought to know,

people could know,
people should know,

but people mustknow.

The wait is over.

We're the messengers now.

Yeah.

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