Plans

Re:Verse passage – Luke 1:26-38 (day four)

We tend to think of Mary as the quiet, faithful mother of the Lord. She was those things of course, but Mary is no two-dimensional character. Mary had plans for her life. She was engaged to be married, after all. She had hopes, dreams, and fears. She knew the pain of living under an oppressive government. She experienced the troubles of living near the bottom of the social ladder. I wonder what she had been thinking about just moments before the angel appeared to her.

When the angel spoke to her, the plans she had for her life shattered. No longer would she live without being associated with scandal. No longer would she live in obscurity. No longer could she doubt God’s presence with her.

Mary had built a strong faith despite her young age; and when her plans for her life were shattered by divine presence breaking into her heart and body, she replied, “May it be done.” Mary trusted God’s work in her and allowed him to build a new life for her in an instant.

When God breaks in and shatters our plans, how will we respond? May it be with the faith of Mary.