Jesus in Klong Toey

Baby Jesus was too young to travel but there was no choice. It was either life or death. His parents — blessed Virgin Mary and carpenter Joseph — had to run from the bad guys. It was either flee or die. The angel had jarred Joseph awake in a vivid no-nonsense dream saying that they are going to kill baby Jesus and that means you and his mum too because we angels know you will give your lives defending infant Jesus.

So they ran away that night to Egypt and along the way and during the day they slept in caves to avoid soldiers. Joseph walked and Mary carried infant Jesus on that trusty old donkey she rode coming to Bethlehem before Jesus was born. They escaped safely.

We tell these Holy Sacred legends that we cherish so dearly here in our…