Who was she? Who was this "highly favored one," the "blessed among
women," woman? What was she, this Mother of God? (Luke 1:28)
She was discussed at length for a woman of her ancient day yet, we know precious little of the one who carried the Precious Little.
We know that she was ~
"highly favored, that the Lord was with her, that she had found favor with God, that the Spirit would come upon her and the Highest would over shadow her." (Luke 1:28-35)
She lived in the Shadow of His great love, a mother loving a Babe, swaddling a Savior, nurturing the Nurturer. She lived overshadowed, in His great wings. She would make late night flights to protect the Protector, to save the Savior.
What great and awesome things, what mysterious Love had been born to this favored one.
But, what of her? Who was she?
She was willing ~ "Lord, let it be unto me . . . " (Luke 1:38)
Willing ~ yes, certainly. Yet, we read of another truth of this mother ~ she quietly pondered, pondered all these awesome things.
Three times over our beloved doctor tells the tale of a quiet mother who simply said, "Lord, let it be unto me . . . " and then she quietly pondered.
Luke 1:29 ~ ". . . she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was."
Luke 2:19 ~ "But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart."
Luke 2:51 ~ ". . . His mother kept all these things in her heart."
The Wonder of her womb ~ the Creator of the cosmos chambered inside ~ and yet all this Mystery she allowed to quietly abide.
She surely knew her ancient texts, the Psalm of David ~ and her soul silently waited for God (Psalm 62:1). And Isaiah tells her again ~ he reminds this young woman who is carrying her God to wait upon her God.
And the wonder of this woman ~ that she quietly ponders the Wonder of us all.
She was highly favored and the Lord was with her, could it be because Savior Babe craved the one who would quietly abide? So, He carved a crater to carry the Creator of the cosmos in the womb of the woman who would quietly wonder at the splendor of it all.
Could it be He craves the same in you? in me?
A quiet place with a quiet people who quietly wait to hear the voice of the Lord.
So, He carves a crater in the one who quietly ponders
and He lives inside those who quietly abide.
In a world wild with noise I hear the good doctor tell me three times over
of this ancient Mother,
who silently held the Wonder of us all
and quietly pondered her magnificent call . . . and she found favor with God.
Could it be that if we would slow to a still silence that Creator God would come again gentle as a Babe, a swaddled Babe lying in a manager?
Yet, we live loud and ponder a pitiful little, we run fast and our mouths run faster. We ask why do we not hear Him? Why do we not see Him?
But, we have forgotten that He came quiet, He came small, He came wrapped in dirty linens, lying in the manger for there was no room in the inn.
He did not seek the powerful, nor the rich, He had no concern for her position among her people, He only asked that she wait quietly upon Him, and she did, to meditate day and night upon the Word, and she did and she is called, "blessed among women." This too she quietly pondered.
In an age that despises the still and the silent we would be well served to remember our ancient mother ~ the wonder of the woman who quietly held the Universe in her womb.
We might be tempted to say that if we lived as Mary, with Savior of all living inside then we too would slow and steadily ponder the Wonder of it all. We would hide the Mystery in our heart and quietly watch the Master take master of it all and yet, we have forgotten the great Truth ~ to those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ ~ "the Kingdom of God is within . . . " (Luke 17:21)
The same good doctor who tells the tale of young mother and Savior Babe has told the telling tale of this mother ~ that the kingdom of God is within, within me.
Skilled surgeon has peered inside and with his spiritual eyes he tells a truth ~
that will turn the tide,
the Savior God dwells inside,
those who quietly abide.
So, see we have no excuse ~ He asked us to wait the same as virgin mother and to those who obey, to those who quietly ponder the Majestic Wonder He promises the favor eternity.
He quietly asks,
"What will it be,
Facebook or Me?
Selfish ambition that pushes a hectic pace,
or quietly abiding while you run MY race?
It is a simple question,
that demands the deepest of reflection ~
What will it be,
noise of self or a God-filled eternity?
She considered . . .
She quietly pondered . . .
She hid them in her heart . . .
The Great Mystery of us all certainly deserves that . . . and she found favor with her God.
She was discussed at length for a woman of her ancient day yet, we know precious little of the one who carried the Precious Little.
We know that she was ~
"highly favored, that the Lord was with her, that she had found favor with God, that the Spirit would come upon her and the Highest would over shadow her." (Luke 1:28-35)
She lived in the Shadow of His great love, a mother loving a Babe, swaddling a Savior, nurturing the Nurturer. She lived overshadowed, in His great wings. She would make late night flights to protect the Protector, to save the Savior.
What great and awesome things, what mysterious Love had been born to this favored one.
But, what of her? Who was she?
She was willing ~ "Lord, let it be unto me . . . " (Luke 1:38)
Willing ~ yes, certainly. Yet, we read of another truth of this mother ~ she quietly pondered, pondered all these awesome things.
Three times over our beloved doctor tells the tale of a quiet mother who simply said, "Lord, let it be unto me . . . " and then she quietly pondered.
Luke 1:29 ~ ". . . she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was."
Luke 2:19 ~ "But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart."
Luke 2:51 ~ ". . . His mother kept all these things in her heart."
The Wonder of her womb ~ the Creator of the cosmos chambered inside ~ and yet all this Mystery she allowed to quietly abide.
She surely knew her ancient texts, the Psalm of David ~ and her soul silently waited for God (Psalm 62:1). And Isaiah tells her again ~ he reminds this young woman who is carrying her God to wait upon her God.
And the wonder of this woman ~ that she quietly ponders the Wonder of us all.
She was highly favored and the Lord was with her, could it be because Savior Babe craved the one who would quietly abide? So, He carved a crater to carry the Creator of the cosmos in the womb of the woman who would quietly wonder at the splendor of it all.
Could it be He craves the same in you? in me?
A quiet place with a quiet people who quietly wait to hear the voice of the Lord.
So, He carves a crater in the one who quietly ponders
and He lives inside those who quietly abide.
In a world wild with noise I hear the good doctor tell me three times over
of this ancient Mother,
who silently held the Wonder of us all
and quietly pondered her magnificent call . . . and she found favor with God.
Could it be that if we would slow to a still silence that Creator God would come again gentle as a Babe, a swaddled Babe lying in a manager?
Yet, we live loud and ponder a pitiful little, we run fast and our mouths run faster. We ask why do we not hear Him? Why do we not see Him?
But, we have forgotten that He came quiet, He came small, He came wrapped in dirty linens, lying in the manger for there was no room in the inn.
He did not seek the powerful, nor the rich, He had no concern for her position among her people, He only asked that she wait quietly upon Him, and she did, to meditate day and night upon the Word, and she did and she is called, "blessed among women." This too she quietly pondered.
In an age that despises the still and the silent we would be well served to remember our ancient mother ~ the wonder of the woman who quietly held the Universe in her womb.
We might be tempted to say that if we lived as Mary, with Savior of all living inside then we too would slow and steadily ponder the Wonder of it all. We would hide the Mystery in our heart and quietly watch the Master take master of it all and yet, we have forgotten the great Truth ~ to those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ ~ "the Kingdom of God is within . . . " (Luke 17:21)
The same good doctor who tells the tale of young mother and Savior Babe has told the telling tale of this mother ~ that the kingdom of God is within, within me.
Skilled surgeon has peered inside and with his spiritual eyes he tells a truth ~
that will turn the tide,
the Savior God dwells inside,
those who quietly abide.
So, see we have no excuse ~ He asked us to wait the same as virgin mother and to those who obey, to those who quietly ponder the Majestic Wonder He promises the favor eternity.
He quietly asks,
"What will it be,
Facebook or Me?
Selfish ambition that pushes a hectic pace,
or quietly abiding while you run MY race?
It is a simple question,
that demands the deepest of reflection ~
What will it be,
noise of self or a God-filled eternity?
She considered . . .
She quietly pondered . . .
She hid them in her heart . . .
The Great Mystery of us all certainly deserves that . . . and she found favor with her God.
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