 See, jostles this way and that, riding a donkey for three days. Then, when they do get to Bethlehem, the door at the inn is slammed in their face. They'd have to make do with straw in a stable as they swept aside dirt and manure so that Mary could deliver her child. Oh, friend, this is the way God introduced his son to the world, making certain that from the very beginning, Jesus was Emmanuel, God with us.