Mary's Choice.....A Christmas Poem

The words of angels hovering near

And fled instead into the night

With precious cargo taking flight

From what or where would goodness come?

And love and joy for everyone?

From whence would gladness ring on high,

Or angels sing a lullaby?

Had Mary chosen not to heed

The Word of God, we'd not be freed

From sin and Satan where we dwell.

We'd surely feel the fires from hell.

Yet through the heart of this young girl

The shell produced the rarest pearl

Of wisdom, truth, and honesty-

The Christ Child was our king to be.

So on that most mysterious night

She did not bend to pain or fright

Accepted Heaven's message clear

Prepared a Savior to appear

To man and beast upon the earth

This Christ Child scorned upon his birth

By those refusing to believe

That God would send such small reprieve.

Did they expect that idols gold

Would save our souls, our lives behold

Within their glistening façade?

No, Jesus taught us to pray hard

And use the words the Father said

He said they'd rise up from the dead

And live eternal life that's free

'Twas Jesus' gift to you and me.

Yet what if Mary lived today?

Would she have stayed or run away?

Would she had sought to rid the seed

That bore the Son to fill the need

Of cleansing sin and healing pain?

Who might have kept her from the rain?

Who might have fed her mouth and soul,

And given her a hand to hold?

We have the Blessed Virgin's faith

To guide our own from this dark place

Where sin prevails today, you see,

His Word's forgotten presently.

We know the way, it's in our heart

We've never really come apart

From Jesus' true forgiving ways

His seeking brightness for our days.

Remember then on Christmas Eve

She who helped us to believe

In Saviors, joy, and peace on earth

The mother to a son gave birth

And men rejoiced with thanks and praise

The baby lying in the hay

The man whom for our sins took death

Deserves our prayers with every breath.