Mother of Jesus – Christmas 2018

Mary

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In a time when peace was sought

And unsettled hearts were bought

By the sword of Roman rule

Lived a quiet godly young girl

Favoured by God above

Betrothed to Joseph and in love

When an angel came to tell

‘Rejoice Mary, all is well,

For the Lord is with you.’

Mary thought these words through

In trepidation and fear of the unknown

She questioned the angel and asked to be shown

The meaning of these words spoken

And she heard the answer to what sin had broken

A Son, a King a blessed Man of grace

A child she will hold, love and embrace

Whose kingdom will never end

God’s Son, perfect man and our only true Friend

Not known by a man in her earthly life

As she had not yet become Joseph’s wife

Mary was to become a mother in God’s way

A task and a promise given to her on that very day

And she obediently listened

Through eyes that glistened

The Holy Spirit’s seed was sown

Ahead was a life time, full of the unknown

Yet Mary’s soul rejoiced and did magnify

As she spoke of her God and why

Of His mighty work in her that He has done

A lowly human state for His only beloved Son

His mother she was to be

And so she waited patiently

With Joseph lovingly by her side

A decree was cried

Bethlehem was where they were to go

Heavily pregnant and uncomfortably so

They travelled the journey

Slowly, carefully and obediently

Through this God given task and a promise

God filled her with His quiet calmness

And so Mary was assured through her painful cries

God’s Son was born, as prophesied

For this Child was born in the lowliest of places

Yet her heart knew what Gods love and grace is

She sought to trust Him every step of the way

Not knowing what would happen each new day

Mary’s earthly example is what we gracefully can be

As chosen and loved by God, more than we are able to see

In this, God has given us the ultimate favoured One

His beloved and most precious only Son

Perfectly favoured and perfectly sought

Obedient in all that He did and wrought

To remove the ugly stain of our sin

So we can remain just, righteous and holy before Him

He was born for Gods glory that blesses us

For in our whole lives, we now can only, humbly trust

In pain, grief, suffering and fears

And though life’s struggles, difficulties and tears

We can be like Mary, walking by faith and not by sight

For God is holding our hands too, with His love, strength and might.