
Ahaz thought he knew better than God. We all have expectations.
God will take the smallest place. The smallest crumb, the place in the universe that no one expects.
![]() So, there is this young woman in a far off place. Not in the centers of power, certainly not in Rome. Insignificant, unknown; who knew her? She was not known by anybody outside her village, but this is where God visited. She recognized the words, “Do not be afraid” –this is what God had said to Abraham, to Joshua, to Daniel. She had heard the echo throughout the centuries: God was building a house. She did not realize it was going to be her. When we think of God building His own house, that God said to David, “I will build a house,” we are thinking of a huge temple even bigger than St. Peter’s; we are thinking of grandeur. But this is where God came –Mary. Ahaz thought he knew better than God. We all have expectations. God will take the smallest place. The smallest crumb, the place in the universe that no one expects.
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4/4/2016 08:57:09 am
Nice! I especially like the connection of "Do not be afraid," with Abraham, Joshua, and Daniel. And the implied acknowledgment of the deep knowledge Mary must have had of the Scriptures, especially those foretelling the birth of the Christ.
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