As I looked down into the manger of the nativity scene, the Holy Spirit said to me: "There are big lessons in small pictures." I began to think about what a manger was used for. It was an eating place that held food for the animals — donkeys, cows, and maybe even sheep. This seemed to be so small and insignificant, but in Luke, chapter two, God thought it important enough to point it out three times. He also pointed out that the baby Jesus was laid in it. "Father, I asked, "what is the importance of the manger?" God led me to the Old Testament, Exodus, chapter 16, which tells about the Israelites being led out of captivity and into the wilderness. They complained about not having food. God gave them