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Advent 8: Mary served God Gratefully rather than through Gritted Teeth

Posted on December 8, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

A few days after she was told that she would give birth to the son of God, Mary went to visit her relative Elizabeth. The angel had said that Elizabeth was also miraculously pregnant and Mary jumped at the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Advent 7: Mary says YES

Posted on December 7, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

Mary agreed to be the mother of the son of God! It is surprising that she didn’t need to think about it for longer before saying yes, because becoming pregnant whilst unmarried was going to cause her some real problems … Continue reading →

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I’ve lost Mary

Posted on December 16, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

Because we were talking about a nativity play I assumed ‘I’ve lost Mary’ was referring to the person playing Mary. What became clear as the conversation went on was that the other person was actually talking about someone called Mary who was … Continue reading →

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