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Luke 2:19 - Mary got it right

 "But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart."

Do we ever really think about this short verse? After everything that Mary experiences, she pondered rather than blabbed? 

What would Mary have put on social media if it existed? 

Why do we have to tell everything all the time?

I recently got back from Turkey, and we were working with a person who has to keep their status as a Christian on the down low. We were asked not to post anything on social media. I only posted on photo of a mosaic in the Hagia Sophia. I am posting now but keeping away from any "faces" or specifics. 

I am pondering about my trip more than writing or talking about it. For example...no, to give an example would not be pondering. So I have resolved not to talk about that particular matter. 

How much did Mary ponder about the scorn and sideways glances she probably received as an unmarried pregnant woman? How much did she want to talk about it but could not, did not know how? I am not saying she spoke to no one--Elizabeth probably heard some of it--but Mary couldn't confide in many people. 

Just God.


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