Unto Us A Child Is Born
IllustrationStory★★★★The pastor of a church in a small town was ordering a sign for their outdoor manger scene. The company needed to know the dimensions and verbiage of the sign, but the pastor wasn’t sure. Since time was of the essence, the company suggested that the pastor send the information to them by way of messenger as soon as he could. The next day a Western Union employee was shocked to see this message come across the wire: “For unto us a child is born. 8 feet long, 3 feet wide.”
Found in The Story File - 1001 Contemporary Illustrations · The Story File > Christmas
The point
A pastor's message to a sign company about a nativity scene becomes humorously garbled into physical dimensions, creating an unintended comedy at Christmas.
Scripture
Isaiah 9:6
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Lighthearted
To tell aloud
under a minute · 91 words
Subjects