The story of Gabe the angel chatting with Mary is always the most majestic scene in the Christmas pageant. You know, with the angel flying in, and of course sweet smell of manufactured smoke. It's exciting, and beautiful. Sometimes I wonder, was it exciting and beautiful to Mary.
Luke 1:26-33, 38 (New Living Translation)
28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!"
29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. 30 "Don't be afraid, Mary," the angel told her, "for you have found favor with God! 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!"
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38 Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.
I'm always impressed that the Bible says, "Mary responded 'I am the Lord's servant,'" fully knowing the hard road ahead of her. Maybe she really understood it would change her life and all of ours forever. Or, maybe she just trusted God.
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