Breath of Heaven

A couple of night's ago I woke up in the middle of the night ( not so uncommon with my sleeping patterns). For some strange reason God had reminded me at that moment to pray for a friend who had been struggling lately. Well, I obliged, and after that, the next thing you know, the song "Breath of Heaven"came into my head. Why me, Lord?
In case you are not familiar with the song, it's a Christmas song, which just so happens to be one of my favorites. This song is also entitled "Mary's Song", hence the lyrics being about Mary's struggle with being chosen to carry the Son of God.

I have traveled many moonless nights
Cold and weary with a babe inside
And I wonder what I've done
Holy Father, You have come
And chosen me now to carry Your Son.

Could you even imagine what must have been going through Mary's mind when this happened? To be chosen by God to carry His Son. And what about Joseph and his mindset in all of this? The Bible says that Joseph was a just man, meaning: upright, blameless, righteous, conforming to God's law. I think God knew He could trust Mary and Joseph!

I am waiting in a silent prayer
I am frightened by the load I bear
In a world as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone?
Be with me now, be with me now.

Before any of this happened to Mary, I believe she lived a simple, quiet life. But to now feel like she's carrying the weight of the whole world on her shoulders had to be burdensome. And there may have been times when she did feel alone in all of this.

Breath of heaven
Hold me together
Be forever near me
Breath of Heaven.

I'd imagine Mary had many nights of crying out to God to "Hold me together".

I know the struggles we bear may not be as immense as that of Mary's. But, just as Mary did, we can cry out to God for help, for Him to "hold us together" in the midst of our struggle. Within our trials sometimes it's best to just give in: find a place of solitude, and let God breathe new life into our mortal bodies.