The baby Mary carried was not a Caesar, a man who would become a god, but a far greater wonder—the true God who had become a man! THE INCARNATION (VV. 6–7) The journey left Mary increasingly weary as she trod those dusty miles to the south, and when she and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem they were exhausted—especially Mary. Then the pains began. Perhaps at first young Mary was not sure it was her time and did not say anything to Joseph. But when there was no doubt that it was the real thing, she told