"But Mary treasured all these things, and pondered them in her heart." Luke 2:19

How well do you keep a secret? Every time I am entrusted with a secret, I feel privileged to be told. Certainly Mary must have felt privileged, and overwhelmed and confused. Imagine a teenager keeping anything to herself. Yet Mary didn't appear to be blabbing it around. She probably told her family, and off she went to stay with Elizabeth and Zechariah.
I have gotten better at keeping secrets as I age. I think of Mary, especially when I am worried about how something is going to play out. Something with my daughters, or other loved ones. Having once been an impulsive extrovert, it is a discipline for me to ponder things in my heart.
Thank you, Mary, for helping me be a better secret-keeper, perhaps a better person. If it's not mine to tell, I can now leave the secret to be told in its time, and not mine. I can ponder it in my heart, and talk to God about my concerns.
How wonderful that Mary was able to share her secret with us. God blessed us with his son, come to earth to be fully human and fully divine. Another secret for us to ponder.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Desiree