Mary

Here's the begining of the story in the book of Luke. It's all about Mary!

The Birth of Jesus Foretold
26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." 29Mary was greatly
troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."

34"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" 35The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[c] the Son of God. 36Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. 37For nothing is impossible with God." 38"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.

Mary's answer at the end allways affects me: "May it be to me as you have
said." THIS IS AN AWKWARD SITUATION FOR HER! Remember? It's not like he's telling her, "Ok Mary, from now on you have to go to church every Sunday." um...he's telling her that's she's going to become pregnant! Do you know how people usually become pregnant? Well, for a virgin betrothed (or engaged) to a man, but not yet married, that's awkward. But she doesn't even hesitate: May it be to me as you have said.

I want to be like Mary. Whatever my God has for me, I will accept.

I don't like my job. I want to leave - badly!! I left yesterday crying my eyes out because one of our clients spent a quite a bit of his time yelling at me. Not fun. I want to leave NOW, but God has not given me another job, and I can't just NOT work. I have a choice, I can be mad at God and tell him to do what I say...or I can do as Mary did and say, "May it be to me as you have said."

What about you? Do you have a situation that you wish were different? What decision will you make?

Anything else jump out at you from this passage?