AS WE ALL KNOW, Thursday officially marked the night that the angel Gabriel snuck into Mary’s room claiming to be sent by God (I’m sorry, but the only image that comes to mind whenever I think about this is the Elizabeth Smart abduction…Relax, she’s okay now, and he’s locked up for good). Not even pretending to hold back, Gabe informed Mary that she’d be with child in a matter of months. As Mary was probably scratching her head, Gabriel also notified her about the unconventional manner in which this whole operation would go down. Finally, the angel decides to drop one last bombshell on Mary, telling her that she’ll be giving birth to the Messiah.
Quite honestly, this whole situation confuses me. I feel like God could have conveyed his message more effectively. First of all, since the meeting with Gabriel occurred exactly 9 months before Christmas, she must’ve looked pregnant, right? Is somebody seriously going to believe her story about how it happened? “So I had this dream and an angel named Ga…ya okay Mare!” Secondly, what’s going on with Joseph? He starts noticing Mary getting bigger and doesn’t get a little suspicious? (I bet things would be different if Maury was around…“And the paternity tests are in…Joseph you are NOT the father!). Lastly, where were Mary’s mom and dad during this time? I’ve never heard of Jesus’ grandparents. So by my calculations, young Mary was a single mother with an on-again off-again relationship…Well done MTV, what a clever way to tie the Bible into 16 & Pregnant!
Dear Mrs Puleo,(Sean's 5th grade teacher at SJS)
ReplyDeleteWell, what I remember about Sean's first year at St.Jerome is that he got a C in religion. Sean's uncle told him if he didn't pull up his religion grade he was going to have to become a Protestant. What grade did they talk about FAITH ?
Why would she have looked pregnant 9 months before Christmas dude?
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