As we contemplate the image of the pregnant Mother of God, we remember that the baby bump did not suddenly appear, the Word grew in her over the time of her pregnancy.  he ‘yes’, the ‘may it be done to me according to your word’ that Mary spoke to God through the Angel Gabriel was the beginning of the Word beginning to grow in her.  Mary receives the Word, and the Word grows in her. The Word changes her, he changes her physical appearance, he changes her identity. Mary, on receiving the Word, is now a mother and uniquely, Mother of God.  

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Last week we contemplated on being open to the Word but that is not enough, it is not enough to wait for God to do his thing while you and I are passively open to what he wants. 

Advent offers us a time to consciously receive the Word into our lives again, to beg him to come again.  Receive the Word knowing that he will grow in you, he will change you, your appearance, your identity, and reveal what only you can do for him.