Seeing the Manger from Two Different Places

In the final book of the Chronicles of Narnia, The Last Battle, C. S. Lewis invites us to experience the manger scene in a fresh way. He challenges us to see the Christmas story as if we are witnessing it for the very first time.

“It seems, then,” said Tirian, smiling himself, “that the Stable seen from within and the Stable seen from without are two different places.” “Yes,” said the Lord Digory. “Its inside is bigger than its outside.” “Yes,” said Queen Lucy. “In our world too, a Stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.”