Advent – The Wonder of Mary
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What makes you go “Wow!”?
The grandeur of creation.
The beauty of creation.
An incredible fact – like it rains diamonds on Jupiter and Saturn.
A wonder goal scored.
A person’s achievements.
A moving piece of music.
Every year during this period of advent, we should be amazed, filled with wonder, go wow!
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It’s what Mary, the mother of Jesus, did.
After hearing from an angel that she had found favour with God, and was pregnant with a son who will be great and called the Son of the Most High, and will reign as King for ever, she responds: “How will this be?” Mary asked the angel.”
She was filled with wonder.
Why?
Not only because she was a virgin [meaning the baby did not have a human father] but because her baby was the Son of God.
This is the most astonishing and incredible event in all of human history – it’s no surprise that she was filled with wonder – she was going to give birth to a baby who is God!
And we should never stop going “wow!” when we remember this.
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So this advent, “May you be filled with the wonder of Mary” as you remember that God took on flesh and became a baby to save us.
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More Advent/Christmas Kids Talks can be found HERE.
(Photo: Hans Kristian Pedersen)