No matter what the external circumstances of the birth, you might be left feeling inadequate or unsafe, physically or emotionally. (pattch.org)
As another carol reminds us, the destiny of this child is prefigured in the harsh circumstances of his birth: (firstthings.com)
Christianity, he claimed, was a living faith which, though always linked to the historical circumstances of its birth, had to be perpetually reshaped and given fresh verbal expression in order to remain a genuine path of faith in later ages. (religion-online.org)