Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 1:34-38
by: Leota Stevens.
Undoubtedly, there was a moment of stunned silence before Mary could formulate her question for the angelic messenger. Her words reveal her humanity as she searches for clarity and understanding of Gabriel’s greeting. God’s personal interruption of our well-laid plans isn’t an easy thing to understand. Mary must have been still reeling from this heavenly missive when Gabriel delivered the second part of this shock-and-awe message. The miracle of this immaculate conception was confirmed by the miraculous pregnancy of Mary’s aged and long-barren cousin Elizabeth. These two women were eternally changed as they submitted to the will of God and accepted their individual roles in his redemptive plan.