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Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Questions for Mary - Max Lucado

• What was it like watching him pray?
• How did he respond when he saw other kids giggling during the service at the synagogue?
• When he saw a rainbow, did he ever mention a flood?
• Did you ever feel awkward teaching him how he created the world?
• When he saw a lamb being led to the slaughter, did he act differently?
• Did you ever see him with a distant look on his face as if he were listening to someone you couldn’t hear?
• How did he act at funerals?
• Did the thought ever occur to you that the God to whom you were praying was asleep under your own roof?
• Did you ever try to count the stars with him….and succeed?
• Did he ever come home with a black eye?
• How did he act when he got his first haircut?
• Did he have any friend by the name of Judas?
• Did he do well in school?
• Did you ever scold him?
• Did he ever have to ask a question about Scripture?
• Did he ever get angry when someone was dishonest with him?
• Did you ever catch him pensively looking at the flesh on his own arm while holding a clod of dirt?
• Did he ever wake up afraid?
• Who was his best friend?
• When someone referred to Satan, how did he act?
• Did you ever accidentally call him Father?
• What did he and his cousin John talk about as kids?
• Did his brothers and sisters understand what was happening?
• Did you ever think, That’s God eating my soup?

2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Luke 1:34   “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

Luke 1:38   “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.

Luke 1:40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Luke 2:7 she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:28-32 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.”

Luke 2:33-35   The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

Luke 2:51-52   Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

John 2:25 He did not need man’s testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man.

John 19:25a   Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.