Variation on the traditional Annunciation motif, as detailed in Luke 1:26-38.
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin’s name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her:
"Good morning!
You’re beautiful with God’s beauty,
Beautiful inside and out!
God be with you."
"Good morning!
You’re beautiful with God’s beauty,
Beautiful inside and out!
God be with you."
Mary was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, “Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you:
You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus.
He will be great,
be called ‘Son of the Highest.’
The Lord God will give him
the throne of his father David;
He will rule Jacob’s house forever—
no end, ever, to his kingdom.”
be called ‘Son of the Highest.’
The Lord God will give him
the throne of his father David;
He will rule Jacob’s house forever—
no end, ever, to his kingdom.”
And Mary said,
"Yes, I see it all now:
I’m the Lord’s maid, ready to serve.
Let it be with me
just as you say."
I’m the Lord’s maid, ready to serve.
Let it be with me
just as you say."
Then the angel left her.
Luke 1:26-33, 38, The Message
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