Mary: The Woman at the Heart of the Christmas Story – Franciscan Media

At the message of the angel, she does not hide her surprise. It is the astonishment of realizing that God, to become man, had chosen her, a simple maid of Nazareth. Not someone who lived in a palace amid power and riches, or one who had done extraordinary things, but simply someone who was open to God and put her trust in him, even without understanding everything: “Here I am, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). That was her answer… Read more on https://www.franciscanmedia.org/franciscan-spirit-blog/mary-the-woman-at-the-heart-of-the-christmas-story?utm_campaign=Franciscan%20Spirit&utm_medium=email&utm_content=103822592&utm_source=hs_email