{"id":2586,"date":"2008-12-22T22:47:38","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T04:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/?p=2586"},"modified":"2008-12-22T22:47:38","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T04:47:38","slug":"ask-her-sometime-why-she-never-put-the-doll-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2008\/12\/22\/ask-her-sometime-why-she-never-put-the-doll-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask her sometime why she never put the doll down."},"content":{"rendered":"

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A pastor was observing the backstage preparations for a Christmas pageant. One of the little boys was going around to everyone, saying, “I’m a sheep; what are you?” Each child responded politely. He finally walked up to the little girl who’d been cast in the role of Mary and said, “I’m a sheep; what are you?”<\/p>\n

The little girl said: “I’m Mary.” Realizing he was face to face with the lead character (since Jesus was a doll), the boy attempted to justify himself. He said very seriously, “It’s not easy being a sheep, you know.”<\/p>\n

The little girl replied equally serious: “Yes, I know. It’s not easy being a virgin, either.”<\/p>\n

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\"erinasmary\"Orin’s wife Erin as the Virgin Mary a few years back.<\/p>\n

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Fr. Ed at the Shrine this past weekend made the point in his homily that we’re all called to the difficult task that Mary was – to give flesh to God – God’s love for us and God’s salvation. \u00a0As we rapidly approach Christmas this year, let our prayer be for courage to echo Mary’s “Yes” to our Christian calling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A pastor was observing the backstage preparations for a Christmas pageant. One of the little boys was going around to everyone, saying, “I’m a sheep; what are you?” Each child responded politely. He finally walked up to the little girl who’d been cast in the role of Mary and said, “I’m a sheep; what are…<\/p>\n

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