Mary did you know?
I love the song “Mary Did You Know?” that is sung this time of year. Here are some of the lyrics:
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has come to make you new?
This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.
I haven’t heard the song yet this year, but it has been going through my head. As a new mother (again), I think of my own baby boy and I relate to Mary, the way all mothers can relate to one another. Here are some thoughts I had:
While no one I know has delivered a Christ child, I think God gave all of us mothers experiences similar to Mary. From her story, I can see that she went through the same things all of us have gone through.
At the moment we find out we are pregnant, we are simultaneously terrified yet rejoicing
Every mother ponders what the future holds for her son or daughter
Every mother hurts when she sees her child hurting
Every mother will not understand the choices her child makes, yet still understands that there is a meaning and a bigger purpose behind it
Thank you Lord, for the experience of being a mother. May my children be as special to me as the baby Jesus was to Mary. Please help and guide me in being the mother You want me to be, as You did with Mary.
