I came across a few paintings of the Holy Family from an unusual perspective, and I share them with you today as they speak about how normal a family they were, living a life that is similar to ours. The first one shows them arriving at the Inn in Bethlehem, finding no room to host them for the memorable night. If only the Innkeeper knew how famous his Inn would become, if he would have allowed Mary stay, to give birth to the savior of the world.
The second painting shows Mary tending to her new born baby as she places him in a manger, supported by the farm animals who happened to be close by in the stable. We only imagine a donkey and a cow next to the manger, but any stable or barn would have a collection of small animals, some sheep, chickens, chicks, rabbits, dogs and cats, some doves or birds, and probably a few mice snooping around.
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