During her nine months of pregnancy – Mary must have pondered and wondered about so many things. She may have had many doubts and anxieties about her baby and how the whole thing happened – Why her? Tensions may have arisen between her and Joseph and others in the community where she lived. If she had doubts, we can only imagine what others may have thought.

Perhaps she had to endure teasing and bullying from friends and others in her neighborhood. ‘Who does she think she is, does she think she is better then us? Having the son of God – is she mad? Visited by an angel – great story to cover up having sex before marriage! She should have been more careful. Her parents should throw her out – the shame of it’

The religious, priests and institutions and those in power may have found the whole thing tasteless, disgusting, and at worst blasphemy, deserving punishment.

“Who does this poor girl think she is? Visited by God, we are his mouthpiece not this little slut, she’s nothing but a whore! Let’s hope she loses the child. We can’t let her usurp our power.”

God waits on human history and suffers while she waits – Meister Eckhart