Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 / Hebrews 10:4-10 / Luke 1:26-38
The obvious response to a formal request or invitation is either a “yes” or a “no”.
There may or may not be a time given for consideration.
And even if there is, it is also a limited time.
In this feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, we recall that moment when Mary said “yes” to be the mother of the Son of God.
With Mary’s “yes” the promise of salvation begins its fulfillment towards the Incarnation, the Word became flesh, God became man.
But it also must be remembered that it was the Son who said “yes” to the Father.
Jesus, the Son of God, consented to come down to the world in obedience to the Father.
It was the “yes” of Jesus that set the way for the “yes” of Mary.
The “yes” of Jesus and Mary also sets the way for us when it comes to the will of God.
Like Jesus and Mary, let us say “yes” to God and obey His will.
Because in the end, it is our salvation and the salvation of the world that matters.