Mary

With Christmas only 12 days away, my decorations are up all over my house. No tree yet, but that will soon be remedied. My nativity set might be my favorite part, though. I love it. It is front and center in my living room on top of my entertainment center.

I got to thinking yesterday as I was looking at the nativity... I feel bad for Mary. What a responsibility! Mother to Jesus? No thanks.

But there's more.... How did she get chosen? I mean, I know she met the requirements of being in the line of King David, and a virgin. But she couldn't have been the only girl that fit the criteria. What made her special? She had to have been living in such a way, God Almighty knew He could trust her. She had to have been committed, loving, dedicated, unwavering, obedient, not perfect, but tried for it.

Would I get chosen? If Mary and I lived at the same time, and I met all the criteria too, would He have chosen me? I know its a bit of a silly question, but get what I am trying to say here... Is my life one that God would choose? Am I living like her, obedient, unwavering, dedicated, not perfect, but trying for it?

I don't know.

But I want to live that way.

Mary, I do not envy you or the responsibility you had, but I do wish to live like you, so God can choose me....

For anything.