Luke 1:46-56

Joey: Hey Martha, did you read today’s scripture reading?

Martha: Yep! What did you think?

Joey: Oh — I didn’t have time to read it. What was it about?

Martha: Oh, well, it’s the part of the bible where Mary first finds out that she’s going to be Jesus’ mom, and she talks about how blessed she is, how great God is, and how lucky she is.

Joey: Well, that makes sense, being Jesus mom was a pretty big honour!!

Martha: Do you really think so? I think I would have been scared if I was Mary!

Joey: What? How could you say that!? She got to have baby Jesus, and then the wise men came and gave expensive presents!

Martha: She had the baby in a BARN! How do you think that worked Joey?

Joey: Oh, ew! I don’t want to think about that! I’m a dude.

Martha: She had to ride a donkey for 3 days, eat old food, beg the innkeeper for a room (you know, he lost their reservation) and then baby Jesus was born in a stable because someone finally felt sorry for her and gave her some privacy.

Joey: I guess I never really thought about it.

Martha: Well, maybe you should think about it, before going on about how lucky she was!

Joey: Hmm, well, wasn’t both Mary and Joseph were great great great great great grandchildren of King David.

Martha: That means that they were royalty. That’s hard to believe! Things must have really changed – they should have had luxurious accommodations. But they had a donkey instead of a chariot and a stable instead of the Bethlehem Hilton.

Joey: Martha. Did you know that Mary never complained. In fact her heart was full of joy.

Martha: That’s amazing. Did you know that the same is true today. It doesn’t matter whether people are rich or poor – when God lives in our hearts people feel joy even when life dishes out lima beans.

Joey: Joy is a fruit of the Spirit. The more you speak with God, the greater is our joy. Mary spoke to God alot. And God even sent the angel Gabriel to speak to Mary.

Martha: Joy can be like our secret weapon. When joy grows in our hearts – we can face any situation in life.

Joey: Did someone write a song about joy.

Martha: I think so. There is even a special verse with the words ha ha ha in them to make that everyone will have a smile on their face today.

- zoe