When the Angel Gabriel
appreared to Mary
declaring,
“Rejoice, so highly-favoured!
The Lord is with you!”
I reckon that Mary
probably looked behind her
to see who the angel was speaking to,
convinced
that it couldn’t possibly be her.

Mary was very young
very ordinary,
and was looking forward
to marrying a carpenter.
And yet Mary was the one
chosen by God
to be mother of His Son.

Wow!

So it is
for each one of us.
Every day
God calls out
to all of us,
because each one of us
is His beloved son or daughter,
invited each day
to follow Him
and to bask in His love.

As we rush around
in our hectic lives
God is proclaiming to our hearts,
“Rejoice so highly favoured!
The Lord is with you!”

The question is
will we take the time
to listen?

© Claire Murray, 21st December 2014