Right now I am in the hospital with my Big, Crystal, as she waits for her second child to arrive. Everything about the hospital room is about efficiency and comfort. Her room has a couch and a recliner for guests, a bathroom which includes a shower, the nurse will bring her as many pillows and blankets that she would like, and the temperature of the room is controlled on the tv. The room also includes a large supply closet with everything that the doctors and nurses might need during labor and delivery, and many monitors that keep us updated on exactly how baby and mom are doing. Even with all of these comforts Crystal is uncomfortable at times, as childbirth is very taxing on the body.
All of this makes me think of how things must have been for Mary when she had Jesus. Nothing about where she gave birth was comfortable or efficient. I suppose that laying I hay was better than nothing, but I wouldn't go so far to say that it was comfortable. And with no way to monitor Mary or her baby, Joseph must have been a nervous wreck. I imagine that they didn't even stop until Mary was practically delivering since there wasn't really a way to assess whether or not she was close. How painful and terrifying it must have been... Wow.
Basically all of this is to say how thankful I am for advances in science that have made childbearing easier and safer. And I'm so thankful for the ordeal that Mary and Joseph went through to safely bring my savior into the world.
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