Advent Week Two

The Trusting Heart

The Trusting Heart

It wasn’t in a palace. Not even a temple.

The angel came to a girl in an overlooked town, in an unremarkable home. And the greatest rescue mission in human history began with one frightened young woman who simply said yes.

Mary didn’t ask for a spotlight. She didn’t know what would unfold. But she knew the One who was asking.

So she trusted. And when she and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem at the behest of some faraway authority figure, they went, even though she was heavily pregnant. What must she have been thinking? This trip, foretold before she even delivered her baby. But she trusted what the angel had told her and trusted God would take care of her and God's son.

So often we think faith has to look big—heroic, bold, world-changing. But sometimes it’s quiet obedience in the ordinary corners of life. Saying yes when we don’t see the full plan. Believing that God is present even when we feel small and unseen.

Mary’s story reminds us that the kingdom of God shows up where we least expect it.

This week, look for Him in your everyday. In the routine. In the fatigue. In the cup of tea shared or the prayer whispered. Your ordinary might just be the ground where God plants something miraculous.

Reflection verse:

“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfil his promises to her.” — Luke 1:45