Why Not Me?

Summary

One day, not long after, Mary and Joseph would flee with Jesus to Egypt, one step ahead of Herod’s murderous soldiers. And one day, far in the future, this same courageous woman would stand at the foot of a cross, looking on as her son died in agony. Did she ask, “Why me” even on those dark days? It seems unlikely. Three days later, of course, she and the other women would see Jesus again with nail marks in his hands and feet, but more alive than they had ever seen him. Her question, surely, was still the same: “Why not me?” “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” May you be so “favored,” through whatever ups and downs you may encounter, through whatever trials and heartaches life may bring, that this will be your question, too!