Mary: Taking care of Details
Since David's blog is so well-written, I'm a little intimidated to do much here! But I'm going to dash this off anyway--and I'm in too much of a hurry as always so it may be messy and
even a little confusing, just the way my life seems to be most of the time.
Last night at small group, someone mentioned that it would be nice to slow down at Advent, but I find that my life always gets more complicated at this time of year, especially when I'm teaching. I have to turn in grades, write polite emails to students explaining why they got that B instead of an A, and find the "best" gift for each child in my family. I'd love to slow down--maybe take a trip to the Bahamas or something, but then I'd have to pack, get the tickets, etc. etc. What I really want is for someone to take care of all the details.
Mary took care of the details before Jesus was ready to take on his ministry. She took off
3 months just to ponder what God had told her--she spent time with Elizabeth as they discussed this important event in Mary's life. That's an important lesson we can learn from her. Slow down and take in God's message.
The other thing that Mary did was to raise Jesus. You can see what a great job she did by the way he turned out! Okay, okay, I know he was half God, but he was also half human and the human side of him was surely influenced by his mother. He cared a great deal about social issues, the poor, the defenseless. I can only hope that I've caused my children to care about those less fortunate.
Last, Mary was there during his time of greatest sorrow and pain. She stayed with him as he died. It's sometimes difficult to watch our kids go through such hard times, but Mary patiently stayed by his side. She didn't tell him what to do; she just suffered with him.
I must "run" off now to do some errands, more shopping. I hope to slow down soon.
Just some thoughts I'd leave with you. Peace! Deborah
even a little confusing, just the way my life seems to be most of the time.
Last night at small group, someone mentioned that it would be nice to slow down at Advent, but I find that my life always gets more complicated at this time of year, especially when I'm teaching. I have to turn in grades, write polite emails to students explaining why they got that B instead of an A, and find the "best" gift for each child in my family. I'd love to slow down--maybe take a trip to the Bahamas or something, but then I'd have to pack, get the tickets, etc. etc. What I really want is for someone to take care of all the details.
Mary took care of the details before Jesus was ready to take on his ministry. She took off
3 months just to ponder what God had told her--she spent time with Elizabeth as they discussed this important event in Mary's life. That's an important lesson we can learn from her. Slow down and take in God's message.
The other thing that Mary did was to raise Jesus. You can see what a great job she did by the way he turned out! Okay, okay, I know he was half God, but he was also half human and the human side of him was surely influenced by his mother. He cared a great deal about social issues, the poor, the defenseless. I can only hope that I've caused my children to care about those less fortunate.
Last, Mary was there during his time of greatest sorrow and pain. She stayed with him as he died. It's sometimes difficult to watch our kids go through such hard times, but Mary patiently stayed by his side. She didn't tell him what to do; she just suffered with him.
I must "run" off now to do some errands, more shopping. I hope to slow down soon.
Just some thoughts I'd leave with you. Peace! Deborah
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