Imagine that you are Mary. Write a diary entry which outlines your expectations of bearing the Messiah and the range of emotions you are feeling on being the mother of Christ.
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Eith
16 December 2018
Dear diary,
Earlier this week, an Angel called Gabriel came down from Heaven and told me “Mary, do not be afraid!” The Angel proclaimed, “God has chosen you to give birth to his son the Messiah. You must call him Jesus and you must not tell anyone about what has happened. Your son will save us all when the time is right.” Then, the Angel just disappeared. After that, I went to my husband, Joseph, about what had just happened. When I told him the news, he was so pleased to hear it. We were both full of joy (especially me because I am going to bring the Messiah up). There is one thing that is on my mind, what happens if he we don’t raise him up to be what God wants him to be.
Soon after, Caesar Augustus, the Roman Emperor, ordered for a census to be carried out all over the whole of empire. That meant Joseph and I had to go to Bethlehem - where Joseph was born - to be registered. It is so exhausting, not only am I pregnant, but it is so hot on the journey to Bethlehem, that I think I might pass out. I’ve been thinking: where will Joseph and I stay? I hate to think that I might give birth to Jesus outside.
Mary
Coast Guard CG
14 December 2019
Dear Diary,
It has been a long journey so far but we can finally hear the bells of Bethlehem ring through the night. Joseph said that we are only a day’s walk away. To be honest I can’t wait until I can get off that smelly donkey and sit down in an inn. I feel so tense. I mean. I...Mary. Mother of the saviour. Mother of “Jesus”. I still can’t comprehend it. I don’t know what to expect of him. Will he be brave and strong? Will he be a warrior who will fight for the Jews? Will he be peaceful and gentle and go around and help others. Will he be kind and caring to all? Will he be a priest and preach harder than any priest before him? Or will he a mixture of them all. Truly, I don’t know what to expect of him. What shall I have to do and how long will I have to look after him? How will I bring him up? Oh! I just don’t know.
Thank you for listening,
Mary.
Mrs Beesley
19 January 2020
A really thoughtful insight into how Mary might have been feeling on that tiring journey CG. You have included her emotions. Prize Box.
I can see that you can empathise with Mary CH. How do you think Mary feels to be chosen to be the mother of The Messiah?
Very good JH, you have managed to capture the tone of this event. 3DJ
JJ
1 December 2020
These past few weeks have been really slow. I am overwhelmed about these thoughts as its only two weeks until Jesus is born. I am still thinking how to take it all in. Hopefully people like Jesus and i want people to listen to him. It is very important and i am felling a lot of pressure. Joseph has been looking after me and reassuring me that everything will be ok. I keep telling him i'm really anxious. He says not to worry we are blessed. Questions keep going round in my head. What if something happens to Jesus? What if people make fun of Jesus? What if Jesus is shy?What if he can't deliver all the important messages. It will be another couple of weeks until he arrives. I really hope he arrives safely. Every day i pray.
JP
2 December 2020
Dear Diary,
My journey to Bethlehem was very painful but I can now here the bells ringing. When that happened, I was filled with lots of joy but I still could not comprehend that I was the mother of the son of god: Jesus. I was prepared to be a mother, but I was staying in a barn with my donkey that seemed as though it was about to collapse.
How will I bring him up? What If I'm a bad mother to him?! I just need to calm down and everything will turn out fine. I was quite scared of raising my own child. Oh I just need to calm down.
I could see the star of where the manger was, and when we got back on the walk, I felt a shiver up my spine and a sickness in my stomach. I was getting tired, hungry and thirsty. I nearly asked that we should go back but I pushed on. When I got there, my eyes filled with tears. It was nearly time.
EJC
2 December 2020
Dear Diary,
It has been the longest journey ever. Our donkey is exhausted and I am getting kicks in the womb. It's a bumpy ride and I think the baby will be coming soon. I am worried that I won't raise the baby well enough. He is going to be the son of God, and I will be the mother of the son of God. It is an honour! Poor Joesph though, he is walking while I am sat up here on this foul-smelling donkey. I insist to swap for just a few minutes but he keeps refusing. God bless him. I am now postive that our baby will be a hansome man that will live up to his name 'son of God'
-Mary
Rmu
2 December 2020
Dear Diary
This journey has been hard but we are nearly there. I really want the baby to be born whilst Bethlehem. I can’t wait to get of this donkey . I still can’t believe I am Mary the mother of the son of God...he will be the king of the world. A week before an angle came down from heaven and told me. I very tried and I have been sitting on a donkey and Joseph has been walking.
Mary
HM
2 December 2020
Dear Diary,
I am very honoured that I have been chosen for such a special job. Still, I am very worried, it has put a lot of pressure on me. This baby, God has chosen me to carry, is such a big responsibility! I am expected to bring him up with all the good qualities a person needs is life. For it is told when he is older he will be a great man. Right now, I am sat on a donkey travelling to Bethleehem expecting to have the baby. I am so hot and tired, I am beginning to worry whether we will make it. I know God will be shining down on us helping me along the way.
Even though it is a great thing to be chosen for I am still a little shocked and I don't know if I will be a good mother. I have to raise the son of christ, I am a little anxious about it.
Thanks for listening
Mary
ON
4 December 2020
Dear Diary,
Yesterday the most amazing thing happened, I was visited by angel Gabriel and he said that “I am going to have a son, that I should call him Jesus and he will be the Son of God.” I need to tell Joseph. We are due to be married soon and I am really afraid as I don’t know how he will react. I hope that he does not get angry or upset.
I feel honoured to carry God’s son and happy that I will have a child to look after.
Soon we will need to travel to Bethlehem to be counted as it is Joseph’s ancestral town. It is a long journey and I am worried that the donkey won’t make it. I hope that there will be somewhere to stay in Bethlehem as there will be so many people travelling.
I am excited and pondering on what Jesus will be like, I hope he will live up to be a messiah.
Mary 1st April Year 5BC
F.E.R
5 December 2020
Dear Diary,
Traveling to Bethlehem has been hard due to how bad the hot weather is and that riding on a slow donkey is not easy because I am pregnant. Joseph has been lots of help by checking if I am okay and and giving me food when I am hungry. I am still shocked about the fact that I will give birth the son of god. I wish that I could just go home and get cozy. But I know that I can't because I have to register for the census.
RS :)
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
You wont believe how tired I am. I have been traveling for hours on end and I have been riding on a donkey who is tired too but wont give up on me. I have been stopped be an angel how has told me that I will be the mother of the Messiah Jesus Christ.
What to expect of him I just don't know, will he be a kind hearted person how helps all people who have no homes to live in? Will he be a strong and a brave young man? Will he be a priest and pray for all? Will he be a man to fight the Jews?
I now see a barn where i could ask to use for my baby Jesus Christ the light of the world!
thank you for listening!
Mary...
E.G
6 December 2020
I was travelling on rough sand to Bethlehem ,my grey, tired donkey slowed down by the minute as he had to carry me and my luggage for a far distance. I was sweating more than I ever had and it was especially difficult to keep going in the heat of the dry desert. It was hard not telling anyone about something amazing and special but it would maybe cost his life so we had to keep it a secret. It was also hard to carry him through the desert especially when he is due soon. I expect him to be as how angel Gabriel described. An important role to the universe, I also struggle knowing what I could do for someone so powerful.
from Mary:????
RMat
6 December 2020
My journey to Bethlehem has been difficult, not only for me but for Joseph and our baby too. We finally hear the nearby town of Bethlehem. Joseph and I feel worried at all times, no-one knows when Jesus is going to be welcomed to Earth. Every step we make, no matter what, we have a distressed feeling .
Thank you for listening,
Mary.
LMc
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
Today is the day I can her the bell charms ringing from Bethlehem. I'm now feeling happy so that the king will finally be born but Joseph kept on saying,"Mary there is still about a day journey." Also I...Mary will now be the mother of the king himself Jesus Christ knowing this I felt under pressure because what if i cant raise him right.Look after him. But also I would have the father to help me Joseph.
SC
6 December 2020
dear diary,
This is very uncofortable. I've been sat on the donkey for miles this journy has been so long not to mention I'm pregnant the donkey is so slow hopefully we will be done soon.I'm very tiried and so is Joseph (my husband).It's very hot outside in the desert. I hope soon by baby will be born. Its hard to believe that I will be the mother of the messiah why was I chosen but I'm very happy I never thought this would happen im very exited.
RMc =)
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
Today I witnessed the most mysterious thing ever,an Angel called Gabriel appeared (which was a shock.) and proclaimed "Do not be afraid Mary you have been chose to give birth to a baby. This baby is God's son and he must be called Jesus. You need to keep this a secret between me you and Joseph." Then he arose back to the clouds. I need to travel to a foreign land called Bethlehem on the back of a donkey. Through vast deserts and cold nights. This journey will be a scary and exciting. Throughout this journey Joseph has been very supportive. Now we are waiting for the arrival of the Messiah.
GF
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
It has been a long ,tiring and rough journey and we can see the lights of Bethlehem coming closer. The closer we get the more worried I am about my child and who he will become . The words from Angel Gabriel keep circling my head and I keep questioning myself. What if he isn't what everyone expects him to be? What if nobody cares for the messiah?What if I bring him up wrong? Joseph is helping me by just telling me to calm down that i really have to much in my head. I just long for a sleep
Mary
Kyle Jolley
6 December 2020
Dear diary,
Today as been a hard day. We have been travelling for hours. I am scared that the soldiers are after us. We need to find a safe place as soon as possible to have my baby. Somewhere where nobody knows us. I need to ensure that the son of God is safe. I don't know why God choose Joseph and I, I sometimes wish he hadn't then we wouldn't have to run away!
IWAI
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
I am so not looking forward to this trip that we are about to make. I hope that Joseph has sorted his things out by now and tried to book us into an inn. I am both nervous and excited about having this baby! I still keep asking myself why have i been chosen to give birth to the Son of God?! I just hope that i do everything that is expected of me and that i am a good mum to him. Oh well, not long to wait now.....eeek!!!
Daisy W
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
It has been a hard day but worth it.
I have been walking for ages on an old smelly donkey in so much pain, Joseph kept telling me, " just breathe we will be there soon you are doing very well." I could soon smell the fresh air of Bethlehem, each step we took was a step closer to the inn. We could hear the bells ringing loud and clear, at this moment I was scared, the lamb of God was going to be born and I will be the mother. How am I going to do this?
I thought i was going to give birth in the inn but no, they were all full, knocking on every door we couldn't find anything. Until, we found a stable in Bethlehem and this is where the son of God was born. I didn't know what to expect of him was he going to be brave and strong? Or fearful and scared? How is he going to change the world?
Mary
ME
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
Today an Angel called Gabriel came down from Heaven to deliver some news. The news was that I was the chosen by God to give birth to his son the Messiah. Angel Gabriel said I have to name him Jesus. Now I was very confused I asked Angel Gabriel why have I been chosen but he said he couldn't answer that because he had not been told anything else. I wondered how I was going to tell Joseph. Finally after all the questions Angel Gabriel left to go back to Heaven and I continued with my jobs. When I told Joseph he seemed so happy for me. All we have to do now is wait.
Amy Barrow AB
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
On my journey to Bethlehem, it's been extremely problematic. I have been chosen to be the deliverer of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Worried I am, sat cautiously on a donkey, driven away through the heat. Joseph is by my side, clenching onto my hand, whilst being very careful of our surroundings. What if I'm an awful mother? What about the differentiation of the birthplace? What if... what if I can't make it to a decent shelter in time? Oh, why did God, the father of Jesus, have to pick me?!
It all began a few restless nights ago, when I thought I was hallucinating! I saw a very comfortable-looking angel, who hovered beside me. He was Gabriel: to be more precise, "Angel Gabriel." He told me I was to be the mother of Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary.
What if Jesus isn't very nice to the citizens? What if he's one of them? I cannot bear the intensification! It's heated here, and my mind is exploding with endless thoughts... we'll have to see.
-Mary
SM
6 December 2020
Dear diary,
It has been a very long journey and I am tired of riding this donkey. I can’t believe that I am going to be the mother of the Messiah. I mean, this is a big responsibility and I am hoping that i do a good job at it. I was so shocked when an Angel named Gabriel came down and said to me, “Mary, do not be afraid, for you are going to be the mother of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, The Messiah.” I am still trying to comprehend that it is I, Mary, that will be the mother of one of the most important people in history! All of the thoughts are rushing through my head and I still can’t believe it. The journey to Bethlehem is hard. Poor Joseph has had to walk the whole way, he still is walking now. Oh how much I hope that my son will be born as all would like to see.
Mary.
Harry D
6 December 2020
Dear Diary
I am still feeling shocked but really excited to be giving birth to the Messiah. I feel so special to be chosen.
I was really looking forward to settling down to married life but we have had to travel back to where Joseph was born for the census,
We have travelled 80 miles and it feels like it has taken months to arrive at Bethlehem. I am so tired with no sleep and we have struggled to find somewhere to stay. Joseph has looked after me and we have found a stable to stay in, all the Inns were full. I am now resting and relaxing ready for the Messiah to be born.
HB
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
It has been a long journey to Bethlehem so far but we can hear the bells ringing to greet the people in. Joseph said, “we have been travelling for 4-5 days we need to find a place to stay”. To be honest I cannot wait until I am off this pungent donkey and have some rest. I can’t believe that I am carrying Jesus, the Messiah.
What shall I expect of him? Will he be strong and brave? Will he be weak and cowardly? Will he be a gladiator and fight the Jews? Will he be gentle and peaceful? Will he be kind and caring.? Will he be a priest in a parish? Truly, I don’t know what to expect from him or how I will raise him .
I just know that I will do my best for him in every way.
Mary
AF
6 December 2020
Dear Diary,
Last night was insane, an unexpected angel rose down from the heaven’s. Scared for my life, he told me ti not be afraid. He told me that I was the chosen one, and that i was going to give birth to a very special baby, I must call him Jesus, and he was going to save the world. I ran off to Joseph and told him the news. He was full of joy. We are going to bethlehem right now, I am righting this on the donkey as I prepare to give birth.
L.H
6 December 2020
dear diary,
This week an Angel called Gabriel came down from the sky above and gave me the opportunity to carry the Son Of God. The feeling I had when she asked me to give birth to the Messiah was unbelievably joyful. Moments later Gabriel disappeared into thin air. When I told Josief the news he was surprisingally happy. As we was traverling to a town called bethlehem we came upun a star shining so bright I was strugerling to see. It was gold with yellow and silver speckels trickerling of it. It was the most beautiful thing I had seen in my entire life. It was so hot in the desert and it did not help the uncomfortible conditions. As time went by my anxiety grew stronger takeing over my body like a desise. I was happy about giving birth to Jesus I was allso scared because I wanted to give this baby the life of everyones dreams. Knowing that God and Josief would help and guide me made me feel warm and happy about myself.
Abby
7 December 2020
Dear diary,
It has been a terrible journey so far I have ridden on a donkey that is very uncomfortable. Then there was no room in the inn but at least there was a stable nearby. I can’t wait for this all to end and then I can go home with baby Jesus in my arms let’s just hope nothing goes wrong.
Thank you, Mary.