They Did Not Have It Easy
Joseph and Mary did not have it easy. When they began their trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Mary was close to giving birth. They had to traverse a distance of about 90 miles with whatever road condition and means of transportation that existed 2,000 years ago. They were away from home. The only lodging they found was a manger.
The shepherds did not have it easy. They did not have an illustrious profession by the social standards of the time. They were “living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock.”
The Son of God, who is Love, entered the lives of Joseph, Mary and the shepherds. None of them had it easy.
It is not just some good news that was told. It is a reality. The Savior is God-with-us, Emmanuel.
We might not have it easy. We might be separated from homes and loved ones. We might not have what is familiar and comfortable. We might have suffered loss. We might be sick. We might be anxious and lost. We might find life burdensome…
To us, “the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14).
Moreover, “God came into the world as a child to make us children of God” (Pope Francis on Twitter).
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