“Hail, full of
grace! The Lord is with you.” In this week’s gospel, the angel Gabriel
greets Mary with words that point to Mary’s already-existing relationship with
God, a relationship that allows her to respond positively to the angel’s
announcement that God will be dwelling in her through the working of the Holy
Spirit. Mary, like Abraham before her, knows that "nothing will be impossible for God."
Like Mary, we too must be ready to allow God to be born in
us, to dwell in us. Incarnation is God’s
action, God’s entrance into our lives, the Revelation that makes all previous
revelations make sense. God’s desire to
dwell in us reveals the depth of God’s love for us. God promised David an eternal
relationship: Should you build me a house to dwell in?... I have been with you
wherever you went. We come to know
the truth of this relationship, this in-dwelling, when we open our hearts to God, as Mary did. The Lord is with you, with us, dwelling in each of us, in intimate relationship, faithful to the promise, forever.
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