Tag: Mary

Simply glorious

Simply glorious.

After labor and delivery. After the pain and hard work of giving birth.

Star light. Gentle night. Pure joy.

One Christmas in Karachi. Mary’s travel to Bethlehem in her pregnancy catches my attention. And imagination.

I’m expecting our second child at the time. Struggling with all-day sickness. I put myself in her shoes. On the rough road from Nazareth.

Arriving. Travel weary. And finding no place to stay.
Making do in temporary quarters. Where animals are kept.

Giving birth.
Away from home and the familiar.
Placing a newborn in the feeding trough.

Yet, treasure. In the midst of it all. She holds the Savior of the world in her arms.

Jesus.

The radiance of God’s glory. The exact expression of His nature. He sustains all things by His powerful word. (Hebrews 1:1-3)

Radiance, cloaked. Hidden. In the womb of a young woman named Mary.

And there, the One who knits us together is knit together. Formed. Protected. Nourished.

And the time comes. Always anticipated, yet surprising. Sudden. Arriving with birth pangs. Labor.

And unto us a Child is born. Unto us a Son is given.