This is what we should ask Jesus for at Christmas: the grace of littleness.

I wanted children to hear the story of the nativity through the eyes of a child, not the experience of an adult. And so the character of Leah began to take flight in my imagination; I wanted my young readers to see the first Christmas through her eyes.

“Humility is the only way that leads us to God.”

“Everyone can find in St. Joseph—the man who goes unnoticed, the man of daily presence, of discreet and hidden presence—an intercessor, a support and a guide in times of difficulty.”

The director and creator Dallas Jenkins speaks about why this fresh take on the Christmas story might be especially needed now.