Total freedom means I may read the Arabic Gospel br of the Infancy of the Saviour, the miracles of Jesus br Christ in his Infancy - and nobody can force me to br believe or reject it, nobody dictate what I should br make of it, I am free to conclude br br This Gospel documents the visions of dreamers, de- br lighting in apparently impossible ideas, entrancing br theories of supernatural powers, making the quest br for literal truth redundant - there is no means to br prove its veracity - true believers need none br br While sceptics will never accept any proof whatsoever br I am entranced by the lovely vision of the baby Jesus br lying in his cradle, telling His mother Maria He is the br Son of God; sick people cured when the water in br which He was washed, poured over them br br I am captivated by image of the boy Jesus making His br clay figures of birds and sparrows fly - when He was br almost flogged, His master’s hand fell off; explaining br astronomy to a philosopher - aspects of planets, br triangular, square, sextile; course retrograde br br The little boy Jesus is a bewitching phenomenon… br br --------------------------- br br “THE ARABIC GOSPEL OF THE INFANCY OF THE SAVIOUR” br br With the help and favour of the Most High br we begin to write a book of the miracles of our Lord br and Master and Saviour Jesus Christ, which is called br the Gospel of the Infancy: in the peace of the Lord. br Amen.