Wonder

Throughout this Christmas season, I have been struck by the word wonder in the Christmas story.  Joseph wondered.  Elizabeth wondered.  Mary wondered.  And the shepherds wondered.  In other words, they were each curious about the Good News of Jesus' birth which the Angel Gabriel had told them.  Wonder simply means that they didn’t have to have everything sorted out or set about what they believed.  They simply needed to embrace the Good News and let the story unfold before them just as the angel shared.  As the wondered, they were blessed to be part of something miraculous that would be Good News for ALL people, in ALL places, throughout ALL times.