Daily Word - March, 25th 2019

Luke 1: 26-38

26In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"29But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end." 34And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" 35And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. 36And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37For with God nothing will be impossible." 38And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

What touched my Soul

”Mary said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word."

I find this a key element on Mariology. The Lady of the yes.

Yes to God even not understnding very well what really meant.

I’m sure Mary had not much about the impact of what the angel was saying. Im sure she was scared. I’m sure ahe thought about how she would explain to Joseph .

All this concerns and questions should have been through Mary’s head. She could have asked for sometime to think about it. Maybe God would agree with that.

Although Mary’s reply is of a huge faith in out Lord:

”Mary said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word."

Yes! to God’s will.Yes!!

Allow us oh God to have the courage to say Yes to you.