I feel extra-understanding of Mary this year. I think being engaged helped me know how she was feeling a little more. Poor Mary, engaged to be married and saving herself for that night. When she became pregnant with our savior, she received the biggest blessing any woman has ever received. She also begain on a path that would cause her tremendous heartache.
When Mary found out she was pregnant, she had to tell her fiance that the child in her womb wasn’t his. (She also had to hope he wouldn’t have her stoned!) I can’t imagine having to go to Rafa and tell him something like that. Thankfully, Joseph believed the angel that confirmed what Mary said. The Lord had some crazy things in store for them, but they trusted and obeyed.
Mary rejoiced in God’s plan, even though it meant it would cost her dearly. They obeyed what God asked them to do. It’s a good thing for Rafa and I to remember as we follow the Lord during our time of engagement.
Emmanuel!