Scene 2 (continued) Luke 1:33-38
I would have sat in silence…for a while! I can
envision myself with a blank stare trying to recover any semblance of meaning
and reality.
Gabriel has just proclaimed the whole message—the
time had now come for God to reconcile the whole world to himself and bring in
a new reign a new king—an eternal kingdom that would never end!
I’m not sure if Mary fully comprehended all that she
had just heard, and who could blame her!
But she did get this part: You will be with child and give birth to a
son—and she had one question—and a very logical, earth-bound, reasonable
question: How will this be since I
am a virgin?
And that very logical, earth-bound, reasonable
question deserved a logical, earth-bound reasonable response, right?
Gabriel 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 the Son of God.”
I have a hard time understanding and comprehending
what that means, now—with 20/20 hindsight—how in the world did Mary “get
it?” The Holy Spirit had not come
yet! What do you mean “overshadow
me.”
Her otherworldly response: “I am the Lord’s servant, may it be to me as you have said.”
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