To Receive One Must Give

Proverbs 11:24-25

24 Give freely and become more wealthy;

be stingy and lose everything.

25 The generous will prosper;

those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Luke 2:1-20

The Birth of Jesus

2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏌ ᎣᎦᏍᏓ ᎤᏁᏨᎯ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏤ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎨᎦᏎᏍᏗᏱ.

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏎᎵᏙᎴ ᎠᏏ ᏌᎵᏂ ᏏᏓᏱ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ.

ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏁᏅᏎ ᎨᎦᏎᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎨᏒ ᏙᏓᏂᏚᎲᎢ.

ᎠᎴ ᏦᏩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎨᎵᎵ ᎤᏂᎩᏎᎢ ᎤᏄᎪᏤ ᎠᏎᎵᏗ ᎦᏑᎲᎢ, ᏭᎷᏤ ᏧᏗᏱ, ᏕᏫ ᏧᏪᏚᎲᎢ, ᎦᏚᏱ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᏕᏫᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᏢᏔᏅᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ ᎤᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎨᏎᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏕᏫ,

ᎨᎦᏎᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᏎ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎺᎵ ᎤᏓᏴᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏁᎵᏛ ᎨᏎᎢ.

ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏏ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏁᏙᎮᎢ, ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎮ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗᏱ.

ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᏃ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏂᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏣᏄᎳᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᎤᎸᏁᎢ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏳᏜᏅᏕ ᏧᏂᏒᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ.

ᎾᎿᏃ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎠᏫ-ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᏁᏙᎮ ᎤᏜᏅᏛᎢ, ᎠᏫ ᏓᏂᎦᏘᏰ ᏒᏃᏱ.

ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏃ ᏗᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏂᎷᏤᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏄᏉᏗᏳ ᏚᎸᏌᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦᏚᎾᏚᏫᏍᏔᏁᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᎴᎢ.

ᏗᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᏍᎦᎢᎮᏍᏗ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏰᏃ ᎢᏨᏲᎯᏏ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎤᎾᏛᎪᏗ.

ᎪᎯᏰᏃ ᎢᎦ ᎢᏣᏕᏁᎸ ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏚᎲᎢ, ᎢᏥᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ.

ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏙᎯᎱᎯᏍᏙ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; Ꮣ ᏰᏥᏩᏛᎯ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎠᏥᏣᏄᎴᏍᏗ, ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᎦᏅᎨᏍᏗ.