Neonatal Grit
Please read Luke 2:1-40. Link to the passage: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202:1-40&version=NIV
Commotion at the birth of Jesus. . . . Like most babies, his mother worked hard to bring him into the world.
Then, a measure of peace. Relief. Mary held her son. And, after a while, she wrapped him in cloths and settled him into a manger.
Baby-size sighs in deep sleep.
What did the young mother do then? Did she need to get clean and warm? Did she cry, grateful that she and her baby had been delivered? Did she also sink deeply into sleep?
More commotion.
Shepherds interrupted the night; excited and probably a little too loud. They told a story about angels, and they repeated the angels’ announcement that the baby in the manger was a Savior.
“. . .Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.”
A wonder-full night.
A few weeks later, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for purification rites required by The Law of Moses. While they were there, an elderly gentleman named Simeon held Jesus in his arms. He praised God, but he also had pointed words for Jesus’ mother:
“This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
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I like how you said that the shepherds were probably somewhat noisy. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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