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What Would Mary Do?

That question has been my daily prayer for the last eleven months.

What would Mary do if Jesus had colic? Would she hold him while he screamed nonstop for 2 hours, or would she leave him on his pile of hay to cry it out?

What would Mary do if Jesus developed an obsession with the oil lamp? How many times would she patiently move it out of his ever-expanding reach before finally losing it and shrieking, "This is why I can't have anything nice!" 7 times? 70 times? 70 x 7 times?

What would Mary do if Jesus pulled himself up at an olive tree and scraped his cheek on the trunk, and then, as soon as she had dried his tears, pulled himself up at the very same olive tree and bonked his head as he turned to flash her a triumphant smile?

Did Mary ever set him down on the dusty road to Bethlehem just-for-a-minute so that she could take a drink of water? If Jesus, in that just-for-a-minute snatched something gooey and unidentifiable from the underside of the ox cart and crammed it in his mouth, what would Mary do? Would she yank Jesus up and try to get him to spit it out? Would she yell to Joseph, "Quick, do a finger sweep!" Maybe she would just take another drink of water and wait to see what happened.

At some point Jesus must have fallen headfirst off a donkey. He must have smacked one of his brothers with a wet palm frond, and spent an entire temple visit hollering MamaDadaMamaDadaMamaDadaMamaDada at the top of his lungs just to hear the echo.

What would Mary do if Jesus figured out how to unfasten his diaper or unlock Joseph's tool box? What if his favorite food was incense?

How would Mary explain God to Jesus?

What would Mary do to prepare Jesus for the rest of his life?

Sally Bacchetta - Freelance Writer
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