Mary and
I were engaged to be married. But before
we could be married, it was discovered that she was going to have a baby.
I was
hesitant to stay engaged to Mary after she told me she was with child. Her
story that the baby’s father was the Holy Spirit was even more suspicious. I thought to divorce her privately, so as not
to cause her any shame.
Mary
left after her confession to spend some time with her aunt Elizabeth, who was
with child. Mary thought that by the
time she returned that everything would be settled.
I was
still uncertain as to whether or not to divorce Mary. But the angel of the Lord came to me one
night in a dream. He told me not to be
afraid to take Mary as my wife. He also
told me that Mary had been overshadowed by the Holy Spirit and that the baby in
her womb would be a boy. The angel said
I should name the baby Jesus, because He would save people from their
sins. After that visit from the angel, I
decided not to divorce Mary.
Caesar
Augustus had decreed that every male had to travel to his hometown to be
counted in a census. Since my family was
from Bethlehem, Mary and I had to travel there to be registered. But when we got to Bethlehem, Mary said that
it was time for the baby to come.
I was
worried. We finally arrived at
Bethlehem’s only inn, but the innkeeper said that all of his rooms were full
and there was no place for Mary to have the baby. He offered us the stable, so I accepted
it. What else could I do? I hoped and prayed that everything would be
all right.
It
didn’t take long for baby Jesus to arrive.
He was a beautiful Child. Great
love stirred in my heart as I looked into His face, and I knew that I would
protect Him and be the earthly father He deserved.
The next blog post will be from Mary in her own words. Thanks for reading! Merry Christmas!
Diane
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