But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. This is one of my favorite pictures of our first road trip through South Dakota. It happens to be in Custer State Park in the Black Hills. I have actually printed this image and it hangs in my sunroom. I love to look at it and come back to it again and again. Each time I look at it I remember the story behind it - how I wanted to get to a certain place for a sunset but a buffalo traffic jam kept us from getting there; how we found this random wide spot in the road to turn around and give up; how I walked up this little path and saw this tree and wide open valley before we turned around; how God gave me this image instead of the one I had wanted.
We all have experiences like this, experiences we treasure in our hearts. The visit of shepherds was an experience that Mary treasured in her heart. It must have been hard to have this incredible story of being chosen to be the mother of the Messiah. It was quite a different story than most people expected. It was even hard for her to believe at first when she asked the angel, “how can this be?” Maybe it was these experiences, the things she treasured in her heart, that kept her going at times when things were not as she expected. On our recent trip to Custer State Park in South Dakota I wanted to go back and find this little spot again. However there was a road closure on that part of the loop road. I was disappointed that I wouldn’t see this view again, but God gave me new experiences, new images. I will still go back to places that I treasure but I will also pick up my camera and walk into God’s world to see new things that he has for me to treasure - new experiences with him. What are some experiences that you treasure? How can you be open to new experiences of God breaking into your life? Prayer Lord God Break into our lives and give us new treasures of your love that we can share with those we meet this day. Amen
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