This reflection is so beautiful, and the painting is now one of my favorites of the annunciation. The whole thing is worth a read (and some contemplation time), but this really stuck out for me: Newly confident, Mary says yes. Notice that she does so in absolute freedom. No one coerces her. And she was free to say no. Mary also makes her decision without appealing to a man. She doesn’t ask Joseph for permission. Nor does she tell the angel that she must consult with her father. The young woman living in a patriarchal time makes a decision about the coming king. Someone with little power agrees to bring the powerful one into the world: “Let it be with me according to your word.”
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:35:25 +0000
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