One of my all-time favorite Christmas songs to listen to is Breath of Heaven; Mary’s Song (Amy Grant version). I just love the words to this song! It’s so poetic to imagine what this young girl, Mary, had went through as she was carrying the child of God. Even getting a little bit more creative, I even wrote a monologue drama to Mary’s Song, and performed it at my church one year. Where another year I pulled together an interpretive movement that went with the Breath of Heaven song to perform and share. To be able to put yourself in Mary’s shoes or sandal's and to think about what she may have went through on her amazing journey. What were her thoughts before and after she found out she was pregnant. And, how she became a safe, healthy and empowered woman of God!
Maybe this is a little bit what Mary felt like after finding out she would be the one to carry God’s Son…
A little alone and scared, but incredibly happy at the same time, all while wondering, why me, why would my great and almighty God choose me of all women! Probably pacing back and forth trying to figure this whole thing out. :) I mean here she is, a young girl about to be married to the love of her life when she discovers she is carrying the God’s Son. Wow! What an amazing yet scary feeling that must have been. I’m sure she did a lot of thinking about what people were saying about her, what she was going to tell people, what her family was going to think…and wait, how is Joseph going to react to this news?
If you could imagine just sitting alone in your room as a teenage girl, just being told that you were going to bear a son. Can you imagine the thoughts that would be going through your head alone. You’re so innocent. You’re a good girl, and here you are about to have a child. Have you moved yet? would you break down in tears? Would you turn up your stereo speakers? Would you grab your journal and spill it all out on paper to document every detail of this moment and what you are feeling at this very moment? There’s a plethora of things that any young girl would do if she heard the news that Mary did. The importance is how do you react to what God is telling you to do. Sometimes we are just meant to listen! Listen to the still voice that is calling us. Calling us to a greater purpose. Calling us to be THE ONE! The one to be more, the one to do something, the one to just be quiet and listen to our Heavenly Father call us to be more than we could ever imagine we could be.
Mary listened! She sat quietly and just listened! She was even able to go and visit her cousin Elizabeth. What better way to have this whole situation explained to you than from an older and wiser women, about what is happening to her. Another woman who was to bear a child. A mentor. To be able to sit and chat with someone who has been through a similar situation. As Elizabeth was so excited that Mary had come to visit her. She told her: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! I’m sure she was incredibly blessed by the time she has with Elizabeth as she made her way home to Joseph.
An ordinary girl had been used to bring forth the Messiah. “I am the Lord’s servant. May it be to me as you have said.”
You know, it’s so wonderfully amazing how we can feel completely safe God’s arms and with his arms are wrapped around me….I AM a SAFE, Healthy and EMPOWERED Woman of God…..and with God….all things are possible!
(Scripture used from Luke 1:26-56)
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