The Greatest Story Every Told
In ancient times, there lived a young man and woman who fell very much in love, married, and longed for a family of their own. Their joy could not be contained when they learned that the young wife was expecting their first child. But alas, the young husband’s grief could not be consoled when his beloved spouse died in childbirth. Still, he gave himself completely to the love, nurturing, and care of their daughter, never remarrying. And though the pain of his sorrow was greatest on that day each year, the celebration of his daughter’s birth knew no limits. The feast, music, gifts, and gathering of friends and relatives assured the young girl that her life was invaluable, and diminished not one iota by the tragedy of her mother’s death on that same day.
