
On the eighth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Eight maids a milking.
Throughout this post-Christmas journey, we’ve been looking at the word of the famous 12 Days of Christmas song. Each morning we dive into another meaning hidden behind the silly and often awkward gift we are to receive. Today is really not different. Cloaked in the gift of milking maidens we find another reminder of where God is in the world today. Hidden behind this gift stands another promise of God’s presence in the simple and often overlooked things in life. Continue reading