Saying YES!

The Gospel we are using this week is
Luke 1:26-38
26In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” 29But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. 30The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him 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 ancestor David. 33He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” 35The 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 holy; he will be called Son of God. 36And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. 37For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

This week we will watch the children as they lead us in the liturgy of the Word. I will not be preaching a full sermon but I am planning on talking to the children about Mary. She has always been an incredible example of discipleship for me. A young woman saying yes to God. How often do we willing go to God in prayer? How many times do we have to see what God is asking us to do before we jump in? I'm not sure how I would react if I had an angel come to me in a dream. I would probably dismiss it as craziness. But there is a certain craziness in thinking that God came to be with us in this world at that particular time and place. But here we are almost 2000 years later still contemplating God's actions and giving thanks for it!