Luke 1: 38 “Then
Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord: let it be with me according to
your word.”
Luke 2: 19-20 "Mary kept all these
things to herself, holding them dear, deep within herself. The sheepherders
returned and let loose, glorifying and praising God for everything they had
heard and seen. It turned out exactly the way they’d been told!"
The season of
Advent and Christmas holds many memories for each of us. What does Christmas
look like, feel like, taste like, smell like, or sound like to you? What do you
think about when you think of Christmas? You may have memories that bring tears
to your eyes because they are so special, and then you may have memories that
you wish to keep hidden because they are too painful to relive.
Mary must have
had some of those same feelings as she thought about her Christmas memories. She
must have thought many times of those memories of that first Christmas
when Jesus was born in that stable in Bethlehem.
As you head on
that journey to Bethlehem and Christmas Day may you think of your memories and
rejoice in those happy times, and share memories of despair or sadness with a
friend or with God in prayer. Know that you are not alone, for Jesus was born
this day for you.
(pictured above: "Adoration of the Shepherds" by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622.)
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