And She Treasured All These in Her Heart

There are very few Bible verses on Mama Mary.  Of those few, a couple of them say, "His mother treasured all these things in her heart."  Or "She pondered on these in her heart".

At first, I thought, she had to ponder on all of these things because she never fully understood everything at the onset.  To treasure these things in her heart was another way of saying the same thing.  But, a few days ago, it hit me ... these verses are entirely different.

"She treasured all these things in her heart" because ---

1. Then was not the time to reveal who Jesus is.
2. She knew that Jesus was entrusted to her and Joseph in order to prepare Him for His mission. He will only be with her for a few years.
3. It is the daily insignificant moments, the seemingly trivial gestures (like God the Son being obedient to a lowly human mother) of people we love and who love us, that make the heart smile.  These moments are the ones we keep secret and guard jealously within the deepest recesses of our hearts.  These are the moments we go back to for strength, faith, hope and love.

Not much was revealed about Jesus' growing years;  only the important ones.  The rest were written off  as"lost years".  But they were not lost ... merely private treasures kept in His mother's heart.