Luke 1:26–38 "A Woman of Faith" (Thursday 12/4/25)

Luke 1:26–38 reveals the stunning moment when God sends the angel Gabriel to a humble young woman in Nazareth, announcing that she will bear the long-awaited Messiah. Mary responds not with fear or resistance, but with courageous faith, embodying what it means to trust God’s word even when the path ahead is mysterious. In this passage we see the miracle of the Incarnation—God taking on flesh—and the model of discipleship in Mary’s simple, powerful confession: “Let it be to me according to your word.”