Questions for a Quiet Christmas #18

Yesterday we began looking in Luke 1 and considered the perspective of Elizabeth, the mother of the forerunner, John the Baptist, and her part in preparing the way for the coming of Christ. We pick back up in verse

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 

Here is another woman's perspective on the Incarnation.  Our first question for today might not be so obvious, but it is worth considering: Have I taken time to consider other peoples' perspectives? On Sunday mornings we have been looking at the Quiet Men of Christmas, but that is only half, or a third of the story.  God wants us to pause to consider these women's perspectives and involvement in this great event. In some ways their responses are similar: Joseph, Zechariah and Mary all exhibited initial fear. For all of them, character mattered; Mary was pure and favored by God.  All of them also wondered how this could be: How could an old couple have a child? How could a sexual chaste couple have a child? But they also had differing perspectives that added flavor to the event; each had a differing role to play in its unfolding. Our second question today is even deeper: Have I considered the work of each person of the Triune God? First, as this Son was born, the Father was giving Him the promise of he throne, and an eternal kingdom. Secondly, the Son, in every way as holy as His Father, would reign. Thirdly, the Holy Spirit would be at work in the background, as usual, doing powerful things only God can do.  On this Quiet Christmas, how can you see each of them at work in your life? May God give you more questions and more answers as you spend time with Him today.