Mary

 

'You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.’  Luke 1:31-33

 

When does an ordinary life

Become extraordinary

An mundane day

Become revolutionary

A moment in time

Change history?

When God enters in

Forgives sin

Allows us to

Begin again

When we repeat

Those words of Mary

‘May it be to me

As you say’

 

'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God.'

"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered.

"May it be to me as you have said."  Luke 1:35-38

 

Lord God, you choose the very least

And raise us up to greatness

For nothing is impossible with God

You take the weak, the poor and blind

And raise us out of darkness

For nothing is impossible with God

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.

His love endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of gods.

His love endures forever.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords:

His love endures forever.

Teach us obedience, Lord

In every part of our lives

Ears to hear your word

Hands to do your work

Feet to walk your path

A heart for all your people

A mouth to shout your praise

A childlike faith

Humility

Confidence

That says

To the possible

And the impossible

I am the Lord's servant

May it be to me as you have said.

Amen   John Birch

                                            Picture by Stella Granville, a friend of Nerine