Reverend PattiAnn Bennett pointed out in her sermon tonight that each individual has a similar choice to Mary. Not discounting, of course, Mary's contribution to becoming the mother of the Christ child, but rather her choice to accept this as God's will - her statement in Luke, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word."
How often are we, as individuals, guided to do something, give something, provide something for someone else? And how often do we make the choice to say, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word."?
PattiAnn went on to describe several instances this past week where people have stepped up, "Here am I," and the Lord has provided people specially suited to their gifts - a family of 6 with frozen pipes, no money for many essentials, and much need received groceries, wood to burn, necessities and a coupon for the makings of Christmas dinner. Their Wood Bank at St. Michael's and All Angels in Eureka is now a reality as people made the choice to aid those in their community by chopping wood, stacking, loading and unloading trucks to be delivered.
So when we're given an opportunity to be of service to our fellow man, will we follow Mary's example?
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