Plans Changed

Little ditty about Joe and Mary

Two peasant kids growing up in Galilee

Joseph and Mary, probably peasant teens, talked about the predictable path their lives would take. He would be a carpenter, bringing home enough to provide food, clothing and shelter. Mary would take care of those three, along with a houseful of children.

That’s what they knew and hoped for, but God had a different plan. Wow! God intervened and invited them into his story in a most amazing way, and, frankly, it wasn’t easy, to say the least.

Mary, undoubtedly, was ridiculed. "Yeah right Mary! Pregnant and a virgin. Sure!" Joseph didn’t believe her either. Another angel, another "don’t be afraid," persuaded him to hang around.

It probably wasn’t until after the resurrection, 30 something years later, that Mary understood God’s plan. Joseph disappears early in the story, so we don’t know about him.

I was thinking about this in the context of the challenging changes that we face at times. We don’t always know what God is calling us to, do we? All we can do is trust, obey, and know this:

"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared
for those who love him

(1 Corinthians 2:9)

Sometimes it takes awhile before we realize the plan of God, so keep trusting through (the pain of) plans changed. It’s going to OK+!