It must have been about one o'clock in the morning when I heard the pounding on my door. I rolled over and closed my eyes again hoping whoever it was would go away. And it seemed as if they had for about two minutes and then it started up again even harder than before. Grunting as I rolled out of bed, I slipped on my shoes and thought a innkeeper's day never stopped. I went downstairs and groggily opened the door. Standing there was a young man with a girl who must have been is wife for she was obviously very pregnant. The man looked at me in despair.
"Tell me you have a room, please, my wife, she is not well, you must help me." The man begged.
"I am sorry, sir, but we are full. We are over packed as it is. There is nothing I can do." I saw the woman's eyes fall as another hope was crushed.
"Come, Mary," the man said to the young woman. As they were walking away, I heard her yell out in pain. Obviously the baby was coming. Again she yelled out. I couldn't just let them go.
"Come back," I yelled. They turned around. Another wave of pain washed over her face, but there was once again hope in her eyes.
"As I said I don't have a room, but you can use my stable. It is warm and dry, and I will bring you out blankets. There is a manger for the baby to lay in." I said, not quite comprehending it.
"Thank you!" the man said. And I heard the woman in the back whispering "God bless him."
Later that night, after I brought them blankets and extra straw, I lay in bed. I heard a faint wail coming from the stable and new all was well with the baby. And looking out my window, I saw a solitary star in the heavens over the stable watching over it on that cold winter's morning.
"Tell me you have a room, please, my wife, she is not well, you must help me." The man begged.
"I am sorry, sir, but we are full. We are over packed as it is. There is nothing I can do." I saw the woman's eyes fall as another hope was crushed.
"Come, Mary," the man said to the young woman. As they were walking away, I heard her yell out in pain. Obviously the baby was coming. Again she yelled out. I couldn't just let them go.
"Come back," I yelled. They turned around. Another wave of pain washed over her face, but there was once again hope in her eyes.
"As I said I don't have a room, but you can use my stable. It is warm and dry, and I will bring you out blankets. There is a manger for the baby to lay in." I said, not quite comprehending it.
"Thank you!" the man said. And I heard the woman in the back whispering "God bless him."
Later that night, after I brought them blankets and extra straw, I lay in bed. I heard a faint wail coming from the stable and new all was well with the baby. And looking out my window, I saw a solitary star in the heavens over the stable watching over it on that cold winter's morning.