Mary [Christmas 2023]
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Low-key, normal person
let our hearts be open to being used
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Pure/Purity
contentment with manger birth
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
staying strong through trials
stayed strong while having to journey to egypt
stayed strong with embarassment, people thinking she had pre-marital sex
pondered the things the angel told her in her heart
Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, Good will toward men.
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Beth-lehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
did not get complacent with spiritual state
also, brought Jesus to temple and synagogue
in fact, found great joy in the Lord and her role
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: For, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him From generation to generation.
He hath shewed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, And exalted them of low degree.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.
He hath holpen his servant Israel, In remembrance of his mercy;
As he spake to our fathers, To Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
God entrusted to her something great, responsibly handled it
Consistency throughout all of life
could you imagine how hard it would be to be Christ’s mother?
was there from the beginning all the way to the end