The story occurs in Luke 21 and focuses on verse 19-20. The angels went to see how things were going along and they found Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus, who was lying in the Manger. The angels told the people what was happening and that this baby would change the world. Many of them believed and went on about their way thinking it was a good thing, maybe a miracle, but they had work to do and their own children to think about.
Then the words: "But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart."
"Pondered them" means she thought about it, not for a fleeting time, but wanted to get to the bottom of it and wrap her brain around it. That is my wish for myself and others this season; may each of us find something that we can wrap our brain around; may we find something or someone worth the pondering!"
And it goes without saying, that if we find something worth truly pondering, we will push all the trivialities out of our brain or put them in a low second. Like Mary, Lord, help me to find priorities worth pursuing this next year!
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