All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. 

Luke 2:18-19 NLT

The shepherds talked about the first Christmas to anyone who would listen, and Mary didn't.

She meditated on what was going on, the story she found herself in, and no doubt worked on being a first time Mum, figuring out what their new baby needed, quietly going about being a parent.

There's a freedom here for us in how we express our faith, there may be times when being like the shepherds is where we are at, talking about our experiences with God, and other times quiet contemplation, reflection, thought are where we are at. 

What do you need today?

To express something, talk to someone, quietly consider, or something in between, something else?

The first Christmas gives us the gift of freedom to be who we are in the story we find ourselves in.

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