02/18/2026
Luke chapters 1 and 2 tell us that Mary said to the angel of the Lord, “may it be unto me as you have said” and that she pondered all of these things that were happening to her in her heart.
Mary suffered greatly. Her heart was pierced through watching her Son betrayed, beaten and crucified. And yet in all of this, she was content to allow God to lead her and content to allow life to unfold the way God saw fit.
Elisabeth Elliot says that she was content to be silent before God.
In Mary’s life, there was a trust, dependence, and obedience to all God allowed in her life.
Being a woman of God, a follower of Christ doesn’t mean we always live a life of answered prayers in the way that we want them answered. But by waking up again in the suffering and offering oneself to obedience to God, even in a horizon that looks empty, and where hearts are still shattered.
And in that life continuing to choose to trust God in all of it. Our circumstances may not change, but God is still asking for our hearts and for us to say - Jesus, help me to live these hours in a way that you would be proud to write your name at the end of this day.