The Incarnation: A Resounding Yes!

Luke 1: 26-38 (12/20/20)

From the prologue of the greatest story ever told, we see a fourteen , year old devoutly Jewish teenager taking on the incredible role of the Mother of God.  After being visited by one of God’s angels and being told that “The Lord is with you and has greatly blessed you,” Mary is confused and unsettled by the message.  Although perplexed, Mary responds with a resounding “yes” to the angel.  Combined with a deep faith and unconditional trust in God,  the first chapter of a story told countless times begins.     

Mary’s uncontested affirmation offers us an opportunity to evaluate our “God responses”  to the One who is.  God appears to break all the known rules from that period by selecting the most unlikely candidate for such a mission.  This young, humble, and non-pretentious teenager will now usher a new covenant into the history of mankind.  There seemed to be no doubt in her heart that what she was being asked to do was anything but the truth.  For Mary, “there was no turning away from this message.  Can you recall a similar invitation the was offered to you that you too could not refuse?

As we reflect on the Incarnation and approach a new year that is complete with uncertainty, chaos, and trepidation, let us go to Our Lady seeking her courage, humility, and intervention in all that awaits us.  She is our Holy Queen whose consent to God resonates throughout the universe and who we should emulate in our daily lives.  “Thank you, Mary,” for your resounding yes and Pray for us Mother of Heaven.  The Pilgrim.