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A Bit of a Ponder -a Christmas poem by 'Mary' Has all of this really been part of your plan? I can't tell a lie, Lord - I don't understand Why an angel should say I'd give birth to your son. I was scared but delighted as your chosen one But it caused quite a scandal, when all's said and done And the question still lingers - why me? Thank goodness for Joseph, so steady and true Who didn't desert me but listened to you When you spoke in a dream (through an angel again!) And told him to stand by me, fire and rain; But then came the census, the journey, the pain - Till we're stuck in this stable. Why here? And then all those shepherds turned up in the night And said they'd seen angels and followed a light Apparently shining above where we are. They talked of their Saviour born under a star, Then left, looking thrilled - it was pretty bizarre - But they did seem sincere, didn't they? When Jesus grows up will he be the Messiah? Will people believe him or call him a liar? Will he rescue this country from tyranny's rule, Be hailed as a king or dismissed as a fool? Will he ride on a stallion or only a mule? He WILL be alright, Lord, won't he....? So here we are now in this animals' shed Without much idea of what might lie ahead. Enough of excitement, Lord! Give me a life Where I can succeed as a mother and wife, Deal equally well with contentment or strife And not ask the question - why me? (Luke 2:19 "But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart") by Angie McGovern Published in the December 2006 edition of Spotlight
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