As Christmas approaches I have been thinking a lot about the miracle of Incarnation--God taking on flesh to become fully man. Taking on flesh in the way we all do, through conception, implanted in the womb of a teenage girl in Israel by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Think of it: God shrinking down into the size of a zygote, growing hands and feet, arms an legs. Trusting himself, in human form, completely into the care of a young virgin. Dependent on this woman for his very survival, counting on this woman to take the first step in reconciling the world to Himself.
I believe it is not a stretch to say I am a Christ-follower because of the wholehearted "yes" of a woman. Yes to God, to an uncertain call, to an impossibility. Yes to surrendering reputation, risking rejection, even death. Yes to a life without guarantees. What a brave and bold young woman.
As Jesus surrendered himself to death on a cross, Mary surrendered herself to giving life to Jesus.
Lord, use Mary's example to teach me to say a wholehearted yes to You call.
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