Meditations on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary - The Nativity

As our Mother Mary did,
as she was supported
by her husband, Joseph,
we have no other choice,
but to bear our Good News of Jesus Christ
into our world.

Just as there was no room in the inn
that holy night,
we, too, will experience
rejection upon rejection
of the truth we carry
of our Lord’s presence in us.

Too often, there will not be enough room
in people’s hearts,
nor in their lives,
for your story of Jesus.
Many will shunt you off to the side
in their ignorance
or their disbelief or
their lack of faith.

But, just as with Mary,
we will bear The Good News of our Lord,
nonetheless, into our world.
Through us into others’ worlds.
Into their experience.
Despite their rejection or their unknowingness.
Yet, God alone chooses those hearts whom
He will touch, soften, and prepare
to receive Him and to hear His voice.

At first, you may need to keep your story
of His work in your life hidden,
protected, pondering it in your heart
in its infancy and its vulnerability.

But soon enough,
you will present Him to your world.
Give Him away. Expose Him as yours
for the salvation of others.

He, who lived and died
and rose again from the dead,
will be made known to others
through you.

And those, whom He has chosen,
will know and believe
that He has conquered their sin
and ransomed them to be His own.

Peace be with you.

God will take it from here.
He will bless and multiply all your gifts,
according to His Will.

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Thanks to all who joined me on this journey, as we walk with Jesus and His Mother.

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Next up is the Joyful Mystery of Jesus’ Presentation at the Temple. It will publish on Saturday, December 16.

Until then, I pray our Lord surrounds in His peace, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.