Happy Christmas Dear Reader,
What did you write down yesterday? I hope you chose to rest and breathe for a
moment. I know that we all need this but
I think of the new mothers I know right now.
Colie and Rachel, I hope you are taking those moments to breathe when
you can.
In the beginning, all things were made by Jesus. John tells us that nothing was made without
him. In my collection, The
Twelve Tales of Christmas, I muse on what that last moment must have been
when the God of the Universe chose to become flesh and dwell among us. Today I consider how all of the events at the
beginning draw focus to Mary.
Still, it is in this that I can find the humility and nobility
of Christ. He chose to be with us. He chose to have a mother and a father. He decided that the best way to know us was
to face the entire gauntlet of what it means to be human. Mary will not always remember who her Son
is. This is not disrespect to her. It is just that at one point she tells his
brothers that he has gone mad.
She could only hold him in the beginning. All too soon she would learn that she was
loved but would never be needed for correction.
He would not have to be told twice.
The discipline aspect of parenting would be very limited for Mary and
Joseph where Jesus is concerned. I am
sure that at times they forgot about this.
As weak as I am, I too must hold him in the
beginning. I must choose for Christ to
be born in me. I must allow grace to
give me the will to hold Christ as my own.
I made that choice so many years ago but it was hard back then. I wrote down back then that I choose Christ
over all else. I accepted by faith that
I would embrace his love for me. It only
lasted an instant; me holding him. That
is all that it takes.
I wonder, Dear Reader if you will take him in your arms so
things can begin. Perhaps it is easier
at this time of year because we can see him as the infant in Bethlehem. The transaction only happens if you allow
it. First the transaction, then the
transformation, and eventually the transition.
Christ is born in us by faith through grace. Mary did not know all that she would face,
but in the beginning, she allowed Christ to be born in her then bourn by
her. That is the way it must be for us
all.
Mary,
Did you Know – Pentatonix
Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on
water?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and
daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you
Mary, did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a
blind man?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with
his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels
trod?
And when you kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face
of God
Mary, did you know, Mary did you know, Mary did you know
The blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will
live again
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the
lamb
Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all
creation?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the
nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding is the great I AM
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become
a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally
hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human story is part of the great story that leads
to the Father getting everything back to Good.
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