“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!’ So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.’ And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.”
LUKE 2:13-20 NKJV
With Joseph playing “midwife,” Mary delivered the Savior to the world.
And they told no one.
Joseph didn’t run through town shouting look how the Lord showed Himself to us!
They conducted themselves with the same discretion as they had from the time of Gabriel’s pronouncement.
When you’re marked by an encounter with Jesus, you don’t have to announce it.
God will reveal it to those around you and cause them to spread the news.
That allows to you reflect, in all humility, on the wonderful things the Lord has done.
“But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.“
Vanessa A. Harris 