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"Mary Did You Know?" Lyrics:
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy
Has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered
Will soon deliver you
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will calm a storm with His hand?
Did you know that your baby boy
Has walked where angels trod?
When you've kissed your little baby
Then you've kissed the face of God
Mary, did you know?
Mary, did you know?
The blind will see, the deaf will hear
The dead will live a-gain
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak
The praises of the Lamb
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will one day rule the nations?
Did you know
That your baby boy is Heaven's perfect Lamb
And the sleeping child you're holding
Is the great, I am
Mary
Reflection:
What I love most about this time
of year is contemplating Jesus as an infant.
Throughout the year, I only think of Christ as a teacher and preacher,
and of course what he did for us in his suffering, death, and
resurrection. But during this time of
year, we are called to focus on Christ’s birth.
To think of Christ as an infant, being nursed and cared for by Mary and
Joseph just as any infant is, is truly amazing.
To think that our God came down from heaven and took on our human nature
is a mystery in and of itself; that Jesus Christ the immortal one, came down to
redeem the mortal ones. What an awesome
God we have! And it all started in a
stable. Not in some grand castle
surrounded by servants, which would have been justifiable, but in a lowly
stable surrounded by farm animals and some shepherds. How humble is our God! When we consider all this, we can then also
wonder the same questions that are asked in this song: “Mary did you know
that…” Because, honestly, who would’ve guessed that this baby would grow up to
do all those things listed in this song?
During this Christmas season, let us all rejoice in the love and
humility that our God has. He loves us
so much that he came down from heaven to be one of us, to live among us, and to
ultimately die for us, so that one day we can live with him in heaven. May all of you have a very blessed and joyous
Christmas season and may our Infant Savior bless us all.
Philippians 2:5-8 – “Have this mind among yourselves, which
is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count
equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form
of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form
he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.”
“The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in
his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods.” –
St. Thomas Aquinas
Deacon Scott Hill
Our Lady of Victory Parish
