Lord my God, you have done many things--Your wonderful works and your plans for us; none can compare with You. If I were to report and speak of them, they are more than can be told. Psalm 40:5 Christmas is a season of such celebration that we often forget the battle that took place. Revelation tells us that the dragon stood waiting to devour the child (Revelation 12:4). Christ's life was in danger at birth, and Herod's command left the Bethlehem region devastated by child genocide. The enemy has always wanted to strike life down before it can begin. But the power of God is greater. Both Xaume & I recognize God's hand in our birth stories. After my mom had two months of bed rest, I was still two months early. Remarkably, my hospital stay only lasted five days. Mom and I Xaume's birth mother was apparently unprepared for his arrival, and the one he now calls Mom was approached on the street with a ...