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Mary’s Song – The Message of Christmas

December 23, 2015 by Christiana Rice

Mary's Song Christmas

Impromptu nativity reenactments are one of my favorite Christmas traditions.

In our home, someone reads from the Gospel account and we bring out a big pile of potential costumes for everyone to chose a part and act it out on the spot. It’s a beautiful mess.

Anika, my 5 year old, wants to be Mary this year. Her personality doesn’t necessarily fit the stereotypical Mary persona, so putting her in pastels and having her sit quietly as a “humble servant of the Lord” feels like a stretch. Anika is bold, mischievous, clever, wild and adventuresome. Not your typical mild and meek mother of Jesus depicted in nativity figurines and Christmas art. Yet I wonder if she resembles some of the characteristics of the real Mary more than tradition would have us believe.

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christiana Rice, Christmas, Magnificat of Mary

Mary of Nazareth: An Advent Reflection

December 25, 2013 by Rachel Held Evans

Perhaps the most revealing glimpse into Mary’s true character can be found in the Magnificat…a bold and subversive prayer that reveals her own hopes for this special child and the future of Israel.

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Advent, Christmas, Magnificat of Mary, Mary in the bible, Rachel Held Evans

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