Category: Essays
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Mary and the Shepherds
I woke up suddenly, not realizing I had dozed off. I had finished helping a lamb who was reluctant to enter the world, and it had not been my first of the evening. Did I hear my name? “Joshua!” There it was again. Now fully awake, I looked down in the valley and saw my…
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Mary and the Nativity
Joseph has gone to enroll us in the census. We hope that he will be allowed to do this without my presence. I am too close to birth to wander out. Hopefully, the Roman officials will be merciful. He left early in the morning after leaving me some food and rearranging our straw. The innkeeper…
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Mary and the Journey to Bethlehem
This trip is decidedly uncomfortable. No woman should be required to ride a donkey days before giving birth. Why am I doing this? Because some pagan Roman emperor miles away decided he wanted to count his subjects! Cursing is definitely not suitable for a woman, so I leave all that to my husband Joseph. As…