Lambs and the Lamb of God

I'm a city girl. My only experience with lambs was at a retreat house in West Virginia. There baby lambs and goats were running wild and jumping straight up into the air. I didn't know they did that. (See the video at the end of this post by clicking on the link.) Most Nativity sets include at least one lamb and a shepherd. We think it is sweet that a lamb is present. Lambs are gentle, docile, charming creatures. To call someone a lamb is a compliment, an endearing term.  However, the presence of a lamb at Jesus' birth has hidden meanings. It has ominous overtones, for it foreshadows the newborn's destiny. Click to continue

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