In the next month, many of us will probably say/text/write “Merry Christmas” more than a few times.
But how often have you thought about Mary’s Christmas?
Without doubt, Jesus is the reason for the season. The journey of Jesus’ mother, however, may give us one of our the best ways to experience the great Good News of the story. And even though Mary’s supernatural pregnancy was a once-in-forever kind of thing, it is in some ways similar to the kind of thing each of us experiences when God interrupts our lives with a Word that he wants to bring into the world through us and for the good of others (see Luke 1:26-38).