Passage 13

In English

On one day, a new daughter-in-law had come to . Her name was . As soon as they saw her, all the were telling her how lucky she was to have come to as a daughter-in-law as that gave her an opportunity to be close to the Lord and sing his glory. They used to tell her about whenever they met at the water tank or in the market place. In , there was an ancient practice. Such a practice continues even now in some villages. In the veranda of a wealthy person, a lamp would be lighted every evening and all the villagers would come and light their lamps from that lamp. was not only a wealthy person, but also God Himself was born in his house in the form of . The people of the village believed that if they lighted the lamp in that house, they will all get a share of ’s good fortune.