Mary, How Did You Feel?
Mary, How Did You Feel?–Part 1
When it all began
Sprung from such innocence
Oh, Mary how did you feel?
What was it like to be so young?
To become engaged at just fifteen
Looking to build a home of your own
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
Then the angel appeared to you
Telling you of the impending birth
That the hand of God was upon you
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
As you had to tell your family
The ridicule you must have seen
As they looked down upon you
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
As he thought of having you stoned
Only stopped by the angel in his dream
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
The growth of the child in your womb
As you felt him begin to move
And watched him grow
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
It must have been so tiresome
Wondering if you would ever get there
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
Finding no rooms
Having to make do in a stable
Then your pains began
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
In your arms that first time
That sweet, innocent face
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
The horses and goats all around
The shepherds as they arrived
As the angels hovered nearby
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
The Wise Men appearing with gifts
With news that Herod wanted him dead
The flight to Egypt in the night
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
Watching him as he grew
Learning to walk and to talk
The adventure of new discoveries
As he played with his siblings
As he began to learn about who he was
As he helped Joseph in the shop
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
In his father’s house
Teaching the priest the truth
Oh Mary, how did you feel?
By Diana Leagh Matthews
Part 2 will post on Easter Sunday 2016
©Diana Leagh Matthews