Dear Father in Heaven, I love You. Please, Dear Father, forgive me of my sins and any sinful thinking that I do. Help me each day to become a better person and come nearer to You. Father, please be with the Saylor family, the Crockett family, and with our family, and please, Lord, keep watch over Matthew, wherever he might be. Lord, be with Patsy and Burt and keep Your healing hand upon them. Father, please be with our nation and all of our leaders. Our nation has drifted so far from You. Lord, please be with pastors and help them remember that You come first, even above their own families. Your Word, Lord, has even told us that there would be a time when people must face a choice, follow You or follow others, and Lord, I have decided to follow You, and I pray, Lord, I will never change. Thanks for opening doors at daycares where we can still go and tell the real meaning of Christmas. Now, Lord, if You would please help me get back to my message and help me with it and then, please, help me dispatch it. All honor and glory to You this day. And I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Thursday, December 19, 2013, Don Key, Day Two.
Hi, friends, and I would call you my brothers and sisters, but you only have two legs and I have four. That old man, Pastor Dan, who really looks like Santa, would like me to ask you to pray today for our nation and pray really hard. He also said our families are in trouble and we should be praying for all families to come to Jesus. He said to let you know that he and Dolores are tired from all that is going on but otherwise are doing fine. Please pray for them also as this is their busy season. He said to remind you that Santa's House is open tomorrow from 2:00 to 6:00 PM and again on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and then it will be over for this year. Listen, I do need to get going on this message. I don't want to be long-winded like Pastor Dan, Hee Haw, don't tell him I said that. Let's go to the Bible now, okay?
Luke 2:4 - 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. (NIV)
Matthew 1:25 - The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Immanuel which means, "God with us." (NIV)
Well, friends, we, you know, we, us animals, were standing in the barn, or you might call it a stable, but we were talking together about this upcoming ride, and we were hearing about this Baby going to be born and we were talking about who might be called upon to give this virgin, this lady called Mary the ride to Bethlehem. We three haulers got our heads together, it was going to be between Humpy or Mustang or me, Don Key. You remember Humpy was the camel and Mustang was the horse. Who would it be? Just about then, Joseph came to the stable with some others and they took all three of us out, and Joseph put a leader on me, and then he put this blanket on my back. Wow, I am thinking now, is it going to be me? Well, maybe, I do know this, I give the smoothest of the rides. I am not bragging, but I do, so why am I so nervous about this? Then Joseph came back into the house and left me standing outside. After awhile people started coming out of their houses and here comes Joseph and he has Mary with him. I heard Joseph talking to Mary and telling her she was going to sit on the donkey and that is me, I am so excited I got picked. Joseph lifted Mary up onto my back, then he held her hand and they were talking, and then Mary stopped talking and Joseph prayed and prayed for a safe trip. Mary was sitting on me sideways, I think they call that sidesaddle, but I did have a saddle on, and a blanket. Well, we walked and we walked, and I know I was getting tired, and I am thinking Joseph is getting tired and even Mary on my back. Once in awhile we stopped for a drink, and Joseph would lift Mary down off my back, but after a short rest, up on my back this dear man would place Mary. Oh, and I said I was gentle, but Joseph was really gentle with Mary.
Well, I just want to tell you something, and maybe this is why I was chosen to transport, that means haul, or give Mary a ride. I have a cross on my back. Yes, all us donkeys have a cross on our backs. Did you know that? Come on, tell me the truth. I have one on my back and so do all the other donkeys. You just look. If we are dark, we have a light stripe in our fur down our back and then also across our shoulders. If we are light in color, the stripes are dark. I don't know what color I am, I never saw myself! Well, I am getting tired again, and I must go get my hay and go to bed. I was going to bed down with Pastor Dan, but his dog Martin Martin Jr. told me that he steals all the covers. So I guess I must go to the barn again.
Well, as Pastor Dan would tell you, please go and share your blessings, and I love ya, and please pass on my love to all.
See you tomorrow. Don Key
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